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I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan.

A 55 year old male patient 

came to casuality with alleged history of seizure activity on 28/2/22 for which he was admitted in a hospital where he was resuscitated and intubated  after having cardiac arrest on day 2 (4 am) of his stay at the hospital.


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS : 

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 6 years  then he suffered with sudden onset seizure activity which lasted for 8- 10 minutes on 28/2/22.

He had h/o involuntary movements of upper limb and lower limb with uprolling of eyes along with aura ,involuntary micturition and defecation, tongue bite,  post ictal confusion.

He was rushed  to a nearby hospital and was treated conservatively .During the stay in the hospital patient had cardiac arrest on day 2 of admission at 4 a.m. was intubated and put on mechanical ventilator and referred to us in view of of their affordability issues. 

H/o seizures- 1 st episode 6 yeras back

                         2 episode 1year back

                         3 episode on 28/2/22

History of fever since 3 days.

PAST HISTORY:

k/c/o seizures since 6 years.

History of trauma to head 10 years back (fall from bike ) ,no chief complaints of LOC, headache, seizures giddiness.

H/o seizure attack 6 years back for which he was treated with levipril.

1 year back  he had another seizure activity since then he was advised to take regular medication ( levipril) to avoid future seizure activity but the patient didn't take regular medication.

Not a known case of  DM and HTN. 

PERSONAL HISTORY: 

Diet - mixed( consumption of pork)

Alcoholic since 15 years  , tobacco smoking since 30 years

GENERAL EXAMINATION:

O/E : patient is on mechanical ventilator

       FiO2 - 40%

       PEEP- 5

       VT - 420

       GCS: E1 VT M2

Pallor - absent

Icterus  absent

Cyanosis - absent

Edema of feet - present

Lymphadenopathy  - absent

Clubbing - absent

VITALS:

Temperature: 100 F

BP: 140/80mmhg 

  PR: 112 bpm 

 RR : 18CPM

 SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:       

CNS:

Pupils -          B/L NSRL

Reflexes:            

 Biceps           2+                   2+

 Triceps          2+                   2+

 Supinator      2+                   2+

 Knee             3+                   3+

 Ankle             -                      -

 Plantar    mute                 mute


CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM :

 S1 and S2 heard, no murmurs heard 

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM : BAE present,normal vesiculat sounds heard

P/A : soft

INVESTIGATIONS   5/3/22

BGT: B POSITIVE







6/3/22

SPOT URINE PROTEIN: 7

SPOT URINE CREATNINE: 74

RATIO: 0.09





PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:

SEIZURE UNDER EVALUATION (? ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE)  ? HYPOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY POST CPR STATUS DAY 5 

TREATMENT: 

HEAD AND ELEVATION UP TO 30%

INJ. MEROPENEM 1 G IV BD

INJ. LEVIPIL 500 MG IV BD 

INJ MIDAZOLAM 10 MG IN 50 ML NS @ 30 ML/ hr INJ. MANNITOL 100 ML IV BD

INJ. PANTOP 40 MG IV OD

INJ. NEOMOL 100 ML IF TEMPERATURE >  101 F INJ THIAMINE 2 AMP  IN ONE DNS IV BD




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