45 year old Male with dengue

 


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Pt came to casuality with c/o fever since 4 days 

HOPI:Pt was apparently asymptomatic 4 days back then he had fever which is of high grade continuous with chills and rigor. No SOB, chest pain, cold,cough, sore throat. No palpitations, sweating ,vomitings.h/o 15 episodes of loose stools yesterday, watery consistency,large quantity,yellow Color, non foul smelling,relieved on medication.

No burning micturition

He went to local hospital where he got tested positive for dengue NS1 Ag

Past history:

 n/k/c/o DM,HTN,TB,asthma,CVA,CAD,epilepsy.

Personal history:

Diet: mixed,Appetite: normal

Bowel and bladder:regular 

No known allergies 

Habits: occasional alcohol ( stopped 6 months back)

Family history: not significant 

General examination:

Pt is conscious,coherent, cooperative 

No pallor,cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy,edema

Bleeding manifestations:red spots over the palate

HESS test:

Vitals:

Temperature:98.4 f

PR:78 bpm

BP:110/70 mmHg 

RR:19 cpm

SpO2:98%

GRBS:116mg/dl

Systemic examination:

CVS:S1,S2 +, no murmurs 

RS:BAE+,NVBS

Abdomen: obese abdominal wall


Soft, non tender

No organomegaly 

Hernial orifices free

CNS: intact

Investigations:


 


Provisional diagnosis:

Dengue NS-1 Ag positive with thrombocytopenia 

Treatment:

1)IV fluids-NS,RL @100 ml/ hr

2)inj.NEOMOL 1 gm/ iv/sos ( if temp >101F)

3)inj.PAN 40 mg iv/od

4)tab.PCM 650 mg po/sos

5)Bp,PR,RR,temp monitoring 2nd hourly

7)report sos if any bleeding manifestations occur 



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