A 80 year old with fever

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Maheshwari Jagathkari
Roll no 57 
Case Report
A 80 year old patient came to OPD with chief complaints of fever since 10 days.


History of present illness

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 10 days back then he developed fever that is insidious in onset, high grade, intermittent in nature, associated with chills and rigors, relieved on medication, no evening rise of temperature.

Patient said that there was burning micturation few days back, with increased frequency, has dribbling of urine on straining and postvoidal residue since 5 days. with no change in colour, odour and volume.

With these compliants he went to a local doctor where urine test was done and he was told there were pus cells in the urine.
He was given some injection and normal saline infusion.

After going home he had same complaints of fever which was being relieved only on using medication following which he came to our hospital 5 days back.

The patient had same symptoms of burning micturation, increased frequency, post voidal residue and colour milky white with offensive smell.

The patient added that he has difficulty in swallow solid food when compared to liquid. Dryness in the throat is present and feels that his throat is constricted while swallowing food.

He complaints of generalized weakness since onset of symptoms 10 days back and unable to walk since then and barely sit up with help. According to his attenders he is more lethargic.

He has constipation since 6 days.

He passed stool yesterday night after giving enema.

There are no complaints of headache, nausea and vomiting, body pains, shortness of breath.



Daily routine
He wakes up 5am in the morning gets freshened up and goes to get milk.He then drinks tea at 7am in the morning.Then he does few household chores like boiling water, cleaning the house.
Then at 9am he eats breakfast.
Then he takes rest for sometime and goes to a forest to get sticks and tie them together and make broomsticks.
Then at 2pm he eats his lunch and takes rest for sometime and goes out for a walk and then have dinner at 8pm.
He goes to bed by 9pm.
Personal history
Attenders said that he is in general a active person.



Past history
The patient said he had surgery 5 years ago because he was not able to pass urine properly. Most likely it was BPH and TURP was done. 

History of UTI post surgery is

He was also incidentally diagnosed with diabetes and has been on medication since then.

He was also diagnosed with hypertension and on regular medication since then.

Patient also complaints of bilateral knee joint pain since 5 years - pain increases on walking for long time.

No history of any epilepsy, asthma, thyroid, coronary artery disease, tuberculosis.


Treatment history

Metformin 500 mg

Glipizide 5 mg

Atenolol 50 mg

Personal history

Attenders said that he is in general a active person.

Diet: mixed.


Appetite: decreased since onset of fever


Sleep: adequate


Bowel: Has not passed stools since Saturday


Bladder: regularly passes urine


Addictions: He said that he drinks once or twice a week about 70 mL.

Last binge was 30 days back.


He also smokes around 2-3 beedis per day. He has been smoking and drinking since the age of 20.



General examination

Patient is conscious coherent and cooperative. Well oriented to time place and person

Pallor absent
Icterus present
Clubbing absent
Cyanosis absent
Lymphadenopathy absent
Edema absent

Vitals
BP 122/70
PR 60 BPM
Temp 100 degrees
RR 16 cpm
His hands show a yellowish discolouration

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION

INSPECTION

Shape - Scaphoid, with no distention.

Umbilicus - Inverted

No scars, sinuses, engorged veins, no visible pulsations

PALPATION

Soft, non tender

No organomegaly evident

PERCUSSION

Fluid thrill and shifting dullness absent 

 AUSCULTATION

Bowel sounds present.

CNS EXAMINATION

HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS:

MMSE 24 

CRANIAL NERVE EXAMINATION:

1st : Normal

2nd : visual acuity is normal

3rd,4th,6th : pupillary reflexes present.  EOM full range of motion present

5th : sensory intact, motor intact

7th : normal

8th : No abnormality noted.

9th,10th : palatal movements present and equal.

11th,12th : normal.

MOTOR EXAMINATION:

                  Right.                 Left

                 UL         LL          UL         LL

BULK   Normal Normal  Normal Normal      

TONE   Normal Normal Normal Normal 

 POWER   5/5      5/5        5/5      5/5


   SUPERFICIAL REFLEXES:


   CORNEAL present present       


   CONJUNCTIVAL present present


   ABDOMINAL present


   PLANTAR withdrawal withdrawal


   DEEP TENDON REFLEXES:

                      Right.          Left

                      UL.     LL.    UL.    LL

   BICEPS       2        2      2       2


  TRICEPS      2       2       2        2


  SUPINATOR 2      2        2       2


   KNEE            2      2       2       2


   ANKLE         1      1        1       1

SENSORY EXAMINATION:  

SPINOTHALAMIC SENSATION:

Crude touch

pain

temperature

DORSAL COLUMN SENSATION:

Fine touch

Vibration

Proprioception

CORTICAL SENSATION:

Two point discrimination

Tactile localisation

CEREBELLAR EXAMINATION:

 Finger nose test

 Heel knee test 

 Dysdiadochokinesia 

 Speech 

Rhombergs test

SIGNS OF MENINGEAL IRRITATION: 

Kernigs sign, brudzinski sign, neck rigidity

 absent 

CVS S1 S2 heard, no murmurs

RS Bilateral air entry present, normal vesicular breath sounds are heard in all areas of lungs, no added breath sounds.

Provisional diagnosis

Urosepsis (Acute liver injury and Acute kidney injury)

Diabetes 


INVESTIGATIONS

                             28/11/22
                             01/12/22
                             28/11/22                             01/12/22

                                 ECG
Complete urine examination
26/11/22
29/11/33
27/11/22

TREATMENT:

Inj Pentaz 4.5 gm IV stat

Inj KCL 2 amps in 500 ml NS

Tab doxy 100 mg/po/bd

Tab pan 40 mg/po/bd

Inj optineuron 1 amp in 100m NS

Lactulose

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