80year old female with high grade fever

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 80 year old female with chief complaints of high  grade fever since one week  decreased urine output since one week .

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS 

patient was apparently asymptomatic one week ago when she developed high grade fever remittent  type ,insidious in onset and gradually progressing in nature relieved on medication (paracetamol) and no aggravating factors, assosiated with generalised weakness ,headache since one week which is insidious on onset gradually progressive ,associated with decreased urine output since one week and loose stools since two days ,three episodes of loose stools on 5/01/2023 decreased appetite since one week .

no history of nausea,vomiting,burning micturation 

PAST HISTORY 

Not a known case of HTN ,DM, TB, Asthma, thyroid abnormalities,psychiatric illness,epilepsy

Family history  

No similar complaints in family 

Drug history  

None 

Surgical history 

None 

Personal history 

Appetite - normal but decreased since one week 

DIET - mixed 

BOWEL AND BLADDER -decreased frequency since one week and loose stools since two day (3 episodes of loose stools on 5/1/23)

SLEEP -adequate 

ADDICTIONS -none 

ALLERGIES -none 

General examination 

Pt is conscious ,coherent and co operative ,well oriented to time, place and person 
Moderately built and moderately nourished .

No signs of pallor icterus cyanosis clubbing lymphadenopathy pedal edema 
                     

 

                   
                     Slightly coated tongue 



VITALS 

At presentation on 4/01/2023 

Temp -104’F

BP -100/60 mmhg 
 
HR-145bpm 

RR-24 cpm

SpO2-98% at room air 


(On 5/01/2023 5:30pm )

Temp -102’F(tepid sponging was done at 5:30 pm )

BP -80/60 mmhg
 
HR-82bpm

RR-22 cpm

SpO2-97% at room air 

(On 6/1/2023)

Temp -98.7’F

BP- 90/50mmhg 

HR- 120bpm

RR - 16cycles/min

SpO2 -97% at room air 

On(6/1/23-3.30pm) 

Temp-103’F 

BP-70/50mmhg 

HR-122bpm 
 

  





SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

   


CNS 

No neurological focal deficits 

Higher mental functions are intact 


CVS 

On palpation

Apex beat was felt in the 5 th inter coastal space medial to the mid clavicular line 

Jvp was normal 


No parasternal heave 


-S1,S2 heard , no murmurs 


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION 


On inspection 

Chest is b/l symmetrical 

Expansion of chest equal on both sides 

Position of trachea -central 

No visible scars sinuses 


On palpation 

Expansion of chest was equal on both sides 

Position of trachea -central 

Tactile vocal fremitus -was felt 


On percussion 

all lung areas resonant 

On auscultation

BAE + crepitations +

Vocal resonance - all areas resonant 


PER ABDOMEN EXAMINATION -

soft ,tender on palpation and no organomegaly 


Umbilicus -Inverted 

bowel sounds - minimally heard 



PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS


- fever in evaluation , sepsis with hypovolemia ?dengue?
INVESTIGATIONS 

Serology for HBsAg, HIV, HCV  - negative 
 
Blood Urea 
Serum creatinine 

Serum electrolytes 

LFT 
DENGUE SEROLOGY 
HEMOGRAM 
GRBS 
ECG 
SINUS TACHYCARDIA- due to hyper pyrexia 
 
COMPLETE URINE EXAMINATION 

Inference from investigations-

Blood urea creatinine are raised , pt is loosing albumin in the urine hence the low protein in serum ,bilirubin is elevetaed ,hyponatremia and k+ is borderline at 36 
Thrombocytopenia (80,000 platelets)

     FINAL DIAGNOSIS 
           viral pyrexia with thrombocytopenia 
           hypovolemic shock secondary to sepsis 


TREATMENT 

FLUIDS - RINGER LACTATE  
                NORMAL SALINE   (100ml /hr )

TAB paracetamol 650 mg TIV peroral 

IV NEOMOL 1gm ASAP if fever >101*F

INJ OPTINEURON 1 ampule in 500 ml NS OD

MONITOR FLUID INPUT AND URINE OUTPUT

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