A 50 yrs old male patient with abdominal pain (Long Case)

50 year old male patient with abdominal pain.

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Date of admission: 16-01-2023.

Cheif complaint: A 50 year old male, farmer by occupation came to the opd with the chief complaints of abdominal pain since 1 month

History of present illness:-
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 month back, then he developed abdominal pain in epigastric region and Right hypochondric region ,after consumption of food associated with bloating sensation since 1 yr and also associated chest pain ( retrosternal). 
Squeezing type of pain, non radiating, increases after food consumption and after lifting heavy weights relieving on its own
Pain lasts for 30 minutes during the episode
No h/o weight loss
No h/o vomitings
No h/o diarrhoea or constipation 
No h/o loss of appetite 
No h/o fever
No h/o blood in stools
No h/o burning micturition
No h/o shortness of breath
No h/o regurgitation of food.

Daily Routine :-

Patient wakes up at 6 am brushes his teeth and takes bath by 7 am. Thn he has his breakfast ( rice or upma) , thn he goes to field for work by 8 am . He works there thn returns back by 1 pm, takes bath , thn has lunck ( 2 rotis and a bowel of rice with curry). Thn he stays in home only takes rest. He has his dinner by 8 pm (2 rotis n rice n daal ). He goes to sleep by 9 pm. 


Past history -

Patient had an accident 16 yrs back due to overriding of bike due to which he had fracture of teeth. 
No similar complaints in the past.
k/c/o Hypertension since 1 yr  (telmisartan 40 mg OD, amlodipine 4 mg) 
H/o scabies 1 yr ago ( resolved now)
N/k/o DM, Asthma, Epilepsy, CAD, TB.

Personal history:
-Diet - Mixed
-Appetite - normal
-Bowel and bladder movements- Regular
-Sleep- adequate.
-Addictions - Patient consumes alcohol occasionally ( twice weekly 150 ml) smokes cigarette (8-10 or a box full per day) , chews khaini and betel leaf(pan) 3-4 times daily.

Family history:
-No significant family history.

General examination:
-Patient was examined after taking his consent.
-Patient was conscious, coherent, cooperative, well oriented to time place and person, well nourished and well built.
-Pallor- Absent
-Icterus- absent
-Clubbing- absent
-Cyanosis- absent
-Lymphadenopathy - absent
-Edema- absent.

Causes of pain in hypochondriac and epigastric region :-

Vitals:
-Temperature: afibrile
-Blood pressure:130/80mmhg
-Pulse rate:88 bpm.
-Respiratory rate:16 cpm.

Systemic examination 

-Abdomen:
Inspection:-
-Shape of the abdomen- Scaphoid
-Flanks: flanks are free
-Umbilicus- centrally placed and inverted.
-Sinuses and scars- no visible sinuses and scars are seen.
-Dilated Veins- no visible veins 
-No visible peristalsis or no visible pulsations
-All quadrants moving equally on respiration
-Bruits: No

Palpation:
-Done in supine position with hands by side of the body.
-Mild tenderness in right hypochondriac region. 
- No local rise in temperature.
-No rigidity is felt.
-No palpable mass
Hernial orifice:normal
-No organomegaly.
-liver: not palpable
-spleen: not palpable

Percussion:
-Tympanic note is heard. 

Auscultation:
- Bowel sounds are heard.

Respiratory examination:
-Chest is bilaterally symmetrical.
-Movements with respiration are equal on both the sides.
-Trachea appears to be in center.
-No kyphoscoliosis.
-Normal Vesicular breath sounds are heard.

Cardiovascular examination:
- Elliptical & bilaterally symmetrical chest
- Apex beat palpable at 5th intercostal space medial to midclavicular line 
- S1 , S2 heard
- No murmurs.
-no trills


CNS examination:
-No focal neurological deficets .
-Speech is normal.
-Memory is intact.
-cranial nerves:normal
-Motor and sensory system:normal

Provisional Diagnosis :-
 
Liver abscess

Investigations - 
Haemogram on 17 -01

Fever Chart -

Ultrasound- on 11 -12 - 202216-012D echo on 11 - 12 - 202216 -01
ECG on 16 -01
on 17 -01Bp - 
16 -01    140/80
17 -01      130/80
18 -01       130 / 70
19 -01        130 / 70 



Treatment - 
                     T pan 40 mg po/od(  for serum aminotransferase elvation) 
                      Metronidazole 500 mg              ( antibiotic) 
                       For Hypertension :-             Temisartan 40 mg 
                        Amlodipine 5 mg po OD

Follow up 
                  - Bp charting advised 8 hourly. 
                    Daibetic diet advised. 

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