Wednesday, July 20, 2022

A 25 YR OLD MALE WITH BLOOD IN STOOLS,

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A 25 yr old male patient resident of Narketpally ,runs a wine shop ,presented with chief complaints of Blood in stools since 9 days ,
Shortness of Breath since 4 days , Headache since 9 days.

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS: 
Patient was apparently asyptomatic 5 months back then he noticed blood  before and after passing stools for which he took medication( unknown) .
From 9 days he again complains  of hard  blood in stools  associated with an episode of vomiting,not associated with pain in the abdomen,fever.
He had Headache since 4 days which is continuos with no aggravating and relieving factors .
He had Shortness of Breath Grade 2 since 4 days which is sudden in onset not associated with chest pain which aggrates on walking and relieves on sitting.
He went to a hospital in  Nalgonda and he was found to have Hb -3.6 gm% came to Kims Narketpally for further management.

 Past History : 
He had similar complaints 5 months back.
No History of Diabetes mellitus,hypertension, Tuberculosis,Asthma, Coronary artery Disease , Epilepsy.
No surgeries underwent in the past.

Family History:
No member of the family has similar complaints.

PERSONAL HISTORY
 
He takes mixed diet,appetite is normal ,bowel and bladder movements regular ,sleep is adequate,He consumes Alcohol  ( 1 beer),Toddy occasionally since 3 years .No history of smoking.
No known Drug,Food Allergies.

Daily routine:
 He wakes up at 6 am and does his chores ,he goes to fish market and returns at 9 am , he'll have his breakfast and goes to shop by 10 am.
He'll take his lunch 2 pm and goes  back home at 
10:30 ,goes for dinner and sleeps by 11 pm.

General Examination:
Patient was conscious, coherent, cooperative 
ill builtand poorly nourished.
  Pallor: present.
Icterus: Absent
Cyanosis: Absent
Clubbing: Absent
Generalised lymphadenopathy: Absent
Bilateral pedal Edema: Absent.

Vitals:
Temperature: 98.6 C
Pulse rate: 121 beats/ min
Bp: 110/60 mmHg
Respiratory rate: 20 cycle/ min.

Systemic Examination:

Abdomen: Soft and non tender. Bowel sounds heard 
Cardiovascular system: S1,S2 heard.Ejection systolic murmur heard.
JVP: raised
Central nervous system: No focal neurological deficits.
Respiratory system: Bilateral Air entry present.
   Breath sounds heard all over the chest. Trachea is Central .

Provisional Diagnosis:
Anaemia secondary to Iron deficiency 
Fissure in Ano

Investigations:
 1.Complete blood picture:

2. Ecg
Treatment: