Case history-9

 A 40 yr old female with HYPOKALEMIA 


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2/12/21 

DATE OF ADMISSION:25/11/21

A 40 yr old female came to the opd with the chief complaint of sudden weakness bilateral upper limb and lower limb.

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:

Daily routine -The lady wakes up mrng by 5:30-6:00am and have tea then she cooks the food and have her breakfast (rice )at 9am and goes to farming works by 10am and have her lunch (rice,dal)by 1or 2 pm and come back home by 6pm in evng and relaxes and makes food for dinner and have dinner at 8pm and goes to bed by 10pm .

The patient was apparently asymptomatic 3yrs back and the developed weakness inthe upper and lower limb every summer .They visited the nearby hospital and got pottasium ions injected . No h/o vomitings ,pain abdomen chest pain ,palpitations,sob ,cough ,cold ,bleeding manifestations ,bleeding gums ,purpura .

H/o constipation.

HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS :

Not a k/c/o HTN/DM/TB /ASTHMA /CAV/CDA 

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Married ,normal appetite,nonvegetarian,regular bowel movement,micturation -normal ,no known allergies ,no addictions 


FAMILY HISTORY:

No history of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, asthma, tuberculosis,cancers .


General examination:

The patient is conscious, coherent, cooperative  .

Palar-present 

No cyanosis 

No lymphadenopathy 

malnutrition -present 

No dehydration 

No clubbing 

No icterus 

No Edema 


VITALS :

Temp :afebrile 

Pulse rate:83/min 

Respiratory rate:18cpm 

Bp:100/70mm/hg 

Spo2-99%of o2


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:


CVS  :

No thrills 

No cardiac murmurs 

Cardiac sounds-s1,s2 heard 


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM :

Dysponea-present 

No wheeze 

Position of trachea-central 

Breath sounds-vesicular 


ABDOMEN:

Shape of abdomen-scaphoid 

No tenderness 

No palpable mass 

Hernial orifices-normal 

No free fluid 

No bruits 

Liver ,spleen-not palpable 

Bowel sounds -yes 


CNS:

Conscious 

Normal speech 

No neck stiffness 

No kernings signs 

Cranial nerves ,motor and sensory system,glasgow scale -normal .





PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:

HYPOKALEMIA 

Hypomagnesia


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TREATMENT :
-Inj NS 0.9% 20 ml/kg once 20 min 
-Inj PAN 40 mg IV start 
-Inj ONDENESTRON 4mg IV start 
-Inj DEXAMETHASINE 8mg IV start 
-Inj OPTINEURON 1amp in 100 ml 
-Inj KCL 60 meq in 500ml once 6hr 
-Inj MgSo4 2gm in100ml once 4hr 
-Inj SODIUM BICARBONATE 100mg 
-Inj Non adrenaline 0.02 mg kg/min 

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