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CASE:
 40year old male presented with chief complaints of vomitings and breathlesness on 14-2-23 (since 3 days) .

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:
           Patient was apparrently asymptomatic 3 days ago with a background alcoholic intake without having food.Then he had complaints of vomiting for 3 days ,non bilious  ,food as content, non foul smelling.Patient had taken vomikind injection. patient has the history of feeling breathlessness since 3 days of vomiting(11-2-23).
           Then patient went for consultation in governtment hospital  and was referred to higher centre for which he came to our hospital.

PAST HISTORY:
        No similar complaints in the past
  He was a known case of diabetes since 7 years and was on oral hypoglycemic drugs - Glybenclamide and metformin
         (Irregular medication).He is not taking tablets since 1 week as they are not available.  
  Not a known case of hypertension,asthma,tuberculosis ,epilpsy,coronary artery diseases.

DAILY ROUTINE:
    
       He is a resindent of nagarjuna sagar He owns a car ,works as car driver.He wakes up early morning at 6 '0 clock ,does his morning routine and  eats breakfast at 8:30 am .Then he goes to work at 9 '0 clock and has his lunch around 1-2 pm returns home by 8pm and does his dinner chapathi with curry daily by 9pm and sleeps at 10pm.

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Diet: Mixed 
Appetite: Normal
Bowel and bladder: Regular
Sleep:Adequate 
Addictions:Occasional alcoholic since 15 years  .
No allergies for food or drugs.

FAMILY HISTORY: 
    No significant  family history.

GENERAL EXAMINATION:

Patient is conscious, cohorent,cooperative and well oriented to time, place and person.

Hyperpigmented lesions noted over both upper and lower limbs.

Pallor- absent
Icterus- absent
Clubbing-absent
Koilonychia-absent
Lymphadenopathy- absent
Cyanosis- absent
Lymphadenopathy- absent
Cyanosis- absent
Generalized edema - absent



VITALS

B.P:150/80 mmhg
P.R:110bpm
R.R: 42cpm
Temp:98.6 F
SPO2: 99%@ RA

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

ABDOMEN EXAMINATION:
Inspection - 

          Umbilicus - inverted

          All quadrants moving equally with respiration
          No scars, sinuses and engorged veins , visible pulsations. 
          Hernial orifices- free.
Palpation -  
soft, non-tender
no palpable spleen and liver

Percussion - resonant note is heard

Auscultation- normal bowel sounds heard. 

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:

Inspection : 
  • Shape of chest- elliptical 
  • No engorged veins, scars, visible pulsations
  • JVP - no raised jvp
Palpation :
  •  Apex beat can be palpable in 5th inter costal space
  • No thrills and parasternal heaves can be felt
Auscultation : 

  • S1,S2 are heard
  • no murmurs


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:

Inspection: 

Shape- elliptical 

B/L symmetrical , 

Both sides moving equally with respiration .

No scars, sinuses, engorged veins, pulsations 

Palpation:

Trachea - central

Expansion of chest is symmetrical. 

Vocal fremitus - normal

Percussion: resonant bilaterally 

Auscultation:

 bilateral air entry present. Normal vesicular breath sounds heard.


CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:

Conscious,coherent and cooperative 

Speech- normal

No signs of meningeal irritation. 

Cranial nerves- intact

Sensory system- normal 

Motor system:

Tone- normal

Power- bilaterally 5/5

Reflexes: Right.     Left. 

Biceps.      ++.          ++

Triceps.    ++.          ++

Supinator ++.         ++

Knee.         ++.         ++

Ankle        ++.         ++

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:

      Diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to in compliance with known case of Type 2Diabetes milletus

Investigations:

Hb: 4.6 g/dl
Sr.creat:4.2
Blood urea :90

HBA1C:7.5
FBS 304mg/dl

TGL:182
HDL 56
LDL 115
VLDL 36

ABG ANALYSIS
pH 7.332
pco2 47.5 mmHg
po2 90.4mmHg

Electrolytes
Na-136mmol/l
K+- 3.5 mmol/l
Cl-96mmol/l
Hco3- 13.6 mmol/l

Urine ketones -positive

TREATMENT:

 On 14-2-23

Inj human act rapid insulin 0.1 IU/kg/hr
Continue iv infusion
Inj PAN 40 mg /IV/OD
Inj Thiamine 200 mg /100 ml NS IV/BD
Inj monocef 1gm/IV /BD
Serum potassium every 6 hrly
Vitals monitoring every 4 hrly and GRBS hrly monitoring 
Inj 10%dextrose 30 ml/hr/IV

On 15-2-23

Same plus GRBS and  vitals monitoring 

On 16-2-23 

GRBS And vitals monitoring .







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