60 yr old female with fever, SOB and cough from 2 weeks.








INTERNS

Supriya

Sanjay

Amrutha 


Mohitha 


Sowmya 


Dr Durga Krishna pgy1 

Dr Ajith Kumar pgy2

Dr Laxma Reddy pgy3 

Dr Manasa pgy3 

Dr Vijayalakshmi Ast.prof.


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A 60yr old female presented with c/o

Fever 15 days back

cough from 15 days

Shortness of breath from 10 days.


Patient was apparently asymptomatic 15 days back, then she developed fever with chills and rigors, continuous and cough which was non productive. 

She went to a private hospital and was diagnosed with typhoid and used medication for 4 days. Her fever subsided in 4 days.

She developed  shortness of breath 10 days back.

She got a chest XRay done and was found to have pneumonia. They were referred to a government hospital.

Patient went to the government hospital and got admitted in the government hospital for 7 days and was treated but her symptoms were not relieved. She was referred to our hospital for further evaluation.


PAST HISTORY:

No h/o HTN,DM,TB,ASTHMA,CVA,CAD.

No past surgeries


PERSONAL HISTORY:

Good appetite

Mixed diet

Sleep adequate

Regular bowel and bladder movements.

No addictions

No know allergies.


GENERAL EXAMINATION:

Patient is conscious, coherent, cooperative.

No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, pedal edema, generalised lymphadenopathy.











Vitals

Afebrile.

Bp-120/80 mmhg

PR-84 bpm

RR- 35cpm

spo2-99%


CVS- 

Apical impulse in the 5th ICS medial to MCL.

S1 S2 heard.

No murmurs.


RS-

Inspection:

Resp rate- 35/min

Shape of chest: elliptical.

AP- 17cm

Transverse- 25cm

Breathing pattern: thoraco-abdominal

Equal B/l chest movements.

No scars, sinus, engorged veins.

Palpation:

Trachea central.

Chest expansion - equal on both sides.

TVF decreased in infra scapular and infra axillary areas.

Auscultation:

BAE+

Tubular breath sounds in b/l lower lobes.

Crepts heard in B/L lower lobes along with ronchi.

Fine crepts in b/l infra axillary area and infra scapular areas.


P/A-

Soft.

Non tender.

No organomegaly.

Bowel sounds +


CNS- NAD.



INVESTIGATIONS:





Serology- negative




DIAGNOSIS:

PNEUMONIA (?COMMUNITY ACQUIRED) 

RIGHT LOWER LOBE CONSOLIDATION.


TREATMENT: 

1. Inj. AUGMENTIN 1.2g/IV/TID

2. Tab. AZITHROMYCIN 500mg/ PO/OD

3. Inj. PAN 40mg IV/OD

4. Inj. ZOFER 4mg/IV/SOS.

5. Inj. HYDROCORT 100mg IV/BD.

6. NEBULISATION WITH BUDECORT AND DUOLIN 4th hrly.



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