A CASE OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE PRESENTED IN SUMMER 2022

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A 65 years old lady farmer by occupation presented in the casualty with complaints of shortness of breath and pedal edema.

CHIEF COMPLAINTs

➤SOB for last 4 days

➤Cough for last 4 days

➤Pain in lower limb for last 4 days



HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 4 months back. In April , She had  SOB on exertion with tingling sensation in both upper and lower arms, pedal edema and decrease in urine output ( creatinine : 3.1mg/dl )for which she got treated in nearby hospital and her symptoms got resolved. Again by end of June  She had nausea , vomiting ,weakness ,burning micturition and pain in lower limb (creatinine : 3.8mg/dl  uric acid:5.6mg/dl) for which she was treated and all her complains got resolved .In July she presented with pain in lower limbs ( creatinine : 5.2mg/dl uric acid:6.4mg/dl)for which she got treated and symptoms got resolved.

In mid of august she came to our hospital with complaints of SOB for past 4 days which is of grade II . It is associated with cough with expectorant. She is also having pain in both lower limb from knee to toes only on movement for past 4 days. Pain is of non radiating type. 
She works as a cotton picker and experience pain even in bending down to pick cottons.
No redness and tenderness present at or around joints.
Not having fever
No abdominal pain
No back ache.

HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS 

➤Not a known case of  diabetes ,bronchial asthma ,epilepsy, tuberculosis

➤k/c/o hypertension for 8 years

DRUG HISTORY

➤Tab Atenolol 50mg OD for HTN for last 8 years

PERSONAL HISTORY

➤ Occupation : Farmer

➤Patient is married

➤Patient takes mixed diet but has a decreased appetite.

➤Bowel and bladder movement is normal and regular.

➤No addiction

FAMILY HISTORY 

➤No significant family history.

GENERAL EXAMINATION 

➤Pallor :Not seen

➤Icterus :  Not seen

➤Cyanosis :  Not seen

➤Clubbing :  Not seen

➤Lymphadenopathy :  Not seen

➤Edema : Not seen

VITALS

➤Temperature : 98.3℉

➤PR : 76 beats per minute

➤BP : 130/80 mm of Hg

➤RR : 18 cycles per minute

➤SpO2 : 97% in room air

➤Blood Sugar (random) : 119mg/dl

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION


CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION

➤s1 and s2 heard

➤Thrills absent.,

➤No cardiac   murmurs

 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

➤Normal vesicular breath sounds heard.

 ➤Bilateral air entry present

 ➤Trachea is in midline


ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION


INSPECTION

➤Shape - Scaphoid

➤Equal movements in all the quadrants.

➤No visible pulsation, dilated veins and localized swellings.

PALPATION

➤No tenderness

➤No palpable mass

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EXAMINATION

➤Conscious and coherent

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS : CHRONIC RENAL FAILUE

DAY 1

INVESTIGATIONS : 


1) COMPLETE BLOOD PICTURE


2)  RFT

BLOOD UREA 158 mg/dl

CREATININE 6.2 mg/dl
3)USG ABDOMEN

4) SERUM IRON  73ug/dl

TREATMENT

1) TAB. NICARDIA PO/OD

2)TAB NODOSIS

3)TAB SHELCAL 500mg PO/OD

4)TAB OROFER XT PO/OD

5)CAP BI0 D3 PO/OD WEEKLY ONCE

6)INJ. ERYTHROOIETIN 4000IU S/C TWICE WEEKLY

7)INJ. PANTOP 40MG

8)INJ.ZOFER


DAY 2

TREATMENT

1) TAB. NICARDIA PO/OD

2)TAB NODOSIS

3)TAB SHELCAL 500mg PO/OD

4)TAB OROFER XT PO/OD

5)CAP BI0 D3 PO/OD WEEKLY ONCE

6)INJ. ERYTHROOIETIN 4000IU S/C TWICE WEEKLY

7)INJ. PANTOP 40MG

8)INJ.ZOFER


DAY 3

TREATMENT

1) TAB. NICARDIA PO/OD

2)TAB NODOSIS

3)TAB SHELCAL 500mg PO/OD

4)TAB OROFER XT PO/OD

5)INJ. ERYTHROOIETIN 4000IU S/C TWICE WEEKLY

Dialysis started at 10 pm & ended at 12 am

Weight loss-500gm








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