A 71 year old male with complaints of loss of consciousness 30 mins back



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MED CASE :- 

A 71 year old male patient came to the casuality with the complaints 

  - Swelling to the right leg since 6 days 

  - loss of consciousness 30 mins back.


HISTORY OF PRESENTATING ILLNESS :- 


A 71 years old male patient was apparently well 5 days back, patient had injury to right leg - thorn prick followed which patient developed swelling and pain right leg. 

H/o decreased urine output consulted locally, evaluated found to have increased TLC and increased serum creatinine( 7.0 mg/dl) , He was initially evaluated outside where US doppler of both lower limb showed right lower limb cellulitis with no DVT. 

USG abdomen showed Bilateral grade I RPC changes. 

Then he was referred to a higher centre 

There he  was hypotensive ; fluid resuscitation done and started on vasopressor support.

And ABG Was sent and ABG showed severe metabolic acidosis. And he was Started on IV Antibiotics Inj. Meropenam and Inj. Teicoplanin, Inj. Metrogyl) and other medication. And was adviced for  hemodialysis in view of severe metabolic acidosis. SLED ( Sustained low-efficiency dialysis ) was done for 8 hours. 

And for the swelling of the right leg debridement was done . 

And then due to some financial issues they thought of shifting the patient to other hospital and when he was being shifted to our hospital  then patient lost his consciousness for 15 mins 

With sweating  and way bought here.; and primary resuscitation was done .

no c/o decreased urine output 

no c/o fever, soB, palpitation, chest pain, orthopnea.


PAST HISTORY:- 

Known case of DM TYPE 2 since 15 years and on medication METFORMIN 500 mg since then 

( OD) .


15 years back patient had an episode of loss of consciousness and was investigated to find diabetes mellitus ( type 2) and is on med since then 


Not a known case of HTN; CAD; CVA ; Thyroid ; TB ; asthma epilepsy 


Allergic history:- No history of any kind of allergies for food/drugs


Family history:- no significant family history 


GENERAL EXAMINATION:- 

At the time of examination 3/9/23:- 


PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS COHERENT AND CO OPERATIVE 


NO PALLOR ; ICTERUS; CLUBBING; CYANOSIS; ODEMA ; LYMPHADENOPATHY 














TEMPERATURE:- AFEBRILE

PR:98bpm

BP:140/80mmhg

RR:18cpm


CVS:S1 S2+,NO MURMURS


RS:BAE+ ; NVBS ; No added sounds 


P/A:SOFT ; NON TENDER ; NO ORGANOMEGALY 


CNS :- 


Tone 

       Right                     Left 

U.L   N.                           N

L.L.   N.                           N


Power 

        Right   Left 

U.L    5/5.    5/5

L.L.    5/5.    5/5


Reflexes 

         Right     left 

B        ++.      ++

T.       ++.      ++

S.     ++           ++ 

K.                   ++

A.                       


Planter - right can not be elicited 

Left flexor 


PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:- 

AKI SECONDARY TO SEPSIS WITH RIGHT LOWER LIMB CELLULITIS WITH KNOWN CASE OF DM TYPE II SINCE 15 years 


INVESTIGATIONS:- 


HAEMOGLOBIN

11.2 

TOTAL COUNT

23,300

NEUTROPHILS

89

LYMPHOCYTES

06

EOSINOPHILS

01

MONOCYTES

04

BASOPHILS

00

CV

31.9

MCV

90.6 

MCH

31.8

MCHC

# 35.1

RDW-CV

14.2 

RDW-SD

47.8

RBC COUNT

3.52

PLATELET COUNT 96,000


SERUM MAGNESIUM:- 1.8 


CUE :- 

Albumin :-    ++ 

Sugars :- nil 

Pus cells :- 6-8 



RFT :- 


Urea :- 158 

Creatinine:- 4.2 

Uric acid :- 1.9 

Sodium :- 135

Potassium:- 3.0

Chloride :- 98 


Total Bilirubin 2.69

Direct Bilirubin 0.87 

SGOT(AST) 72

SGPT(ALT) 32 

ALKALINE PHOSPHATE  274

TOTAL PROTEINS :- 4.5 




USG :- 


GRADE I Fatty liver 

Raised echogenecity of bilateral kidneys 


X RAY :- chest PA VIEW 





FINAL DIAGNOSIS:- 


AKI SECONDARY TO SEPSIS WITH RIGHT LOWER LIMB CELLULITIS WITH KNOWN CASE OF DM TYPE II SINCE 15 years 




TREATMENT GIVEN :- 


Dialysis was done on 3/9/23 in our hospital



REGULAR DEBRIDEMENT AND DRESSING; 

  1. Iv fluids U.O+ 30 ml/hr 
  2. INJ. PIPTAZ 2.25 gM IV / BD
  3. INJ. METROGYL. 500 mg IV/ TID
  4. HUmAN ACTRAPID INSULIN

      S/C TID  before MEAL

     5. INJ . LASIX 40 mg IV/BD 

        (IF SBP > 110 mmHg ) 


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