FINAL YEAR MBBS SHORT CASE - GENERAL MEDICINE (1601006040).
I'm a final year medical undergraduate bearing the hall ticket number-1601006040. I've been allotted with this following de-identified case to present on the day of the final practical exam, so I've contacted the patient and took the verbal consent to take the history and to examine the patient.
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here are the few incites which I have noticed
A 46yr old female, housewife resident of Nalgonda came to the hospital with chief complaints of shortness of breath since 5days
History of present illness
She was apparently asymptomatic 5days back then she developed shortness of breath which was insidious in onset, gradually progressive, aggravated on lying down, and relieved on medication.
Associated with orthopnea, wheeze, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Anasarca since 5days and cough with expectoration since 5days which is insidious in onset
Past history
K/c/o Copd since 12yrs and is on inhaler
General examination
Raised JVP
Respiratory examination
Inspection-normal
Palpation- normal
Auscultation - bilateral decreased breath sounds and bilateral rhonchi and crepitations present at infrascapular, infra axillary areas\
Cvs examination
Inspection -normal
Palpation
*left parasternal heave
*Palpable p2
*apex beat 5th ICS lateral to the midclavicular line
Auscultation
*S1, S2 present
*Loud p2
*no murmurs
Findings
The right atrium and right ventricle dilated
RVSP 85mmhg
Severe TR with PAH