A 50year old male with Shortness of Breath, ascitis, pedal edema and facial puffiness

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A 50 year old male who is a shepherd from Keshavapuram came with complaints of Shortness of breast from 6years, cough from 4years and abdominal distension, pedal edema and facial puffiness from 3years

History of presenting illness:

He was apparently asymptomatic 6 years ago.Then he developed shortness of breath on exertion(running) grade 1 which now progressed to grade 2. He also has cough from 4years which is productive(yellow coloured sputum). He developed abdominal distension, followed by pedal edema(upto below knee) and facial puffiness 3years ago. He went to a doctor and he was prescribed medication(unknown) and edema reduced for a year and the reappeared 2years back.

Past history:

He is not a known case of Diabetes, hypertension, asthma, CAD, epilepsy, thyroid disorders

Family history:

No member of the family similar complaints 

Personal history:

He has normal appetite, takes mixed diet, he is passing hard stools from 10days, bladder movements are regular(passing frothy urine) and he smokes 1pack of beedi everyday from 30years and smokes cigarettes occasionally, used to take alcohol(200ml) everyday for the past 30years and quit drinking alcohol from april2022.

Daily routine:

He wakes up at 5am in the morning and works in the animal shed and eats his first meal at 10am. Then he goes to farm and works in the farm until 6pm and returns home. Then he have his 2nd meal of the day at 9pm in the night and goes to sleep at 10pm. 

General examination:

Patient is conscious, coherent and cooperative 

He is well built and nourished 

Vitals:

Temperature: Afebrile

Pulse rate: 88bpm

Blood pressure: 130/70mmHg

Respiratory rate:

SpO2:96%

GRBS:205mg%

No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy

Bilateral pedal edema is present 


Pitting type of pedal edema 



No pallor 



Systemic examination:

Respiratory system:

Inspection: Wheeze is heard

Pectus excavatum type of chest

No scars and sinuses 

Trachea central

Palpation:

Inspectory findings are confirmed

Palpable sounds are felt

Percussion: 

Resonant note present in all lung areas

Ascultation:

Rhonchi is heard

Crepts are present 

Per abdomen:

Inspection:

Abdominal distension 

No scars, sinuses, masses visible

Umbilicus everted

Caput medusae is present




Palpation:

Inspectory findings are confirmed 

No Tenderness

Shifting dullness:present 

Percussion:

Resonant note all over the abdomen 

Auscultation: Normal bowel sounds heard

No bruit heard

Cardiovascular system:

Inspection : Bilaterally symmetrical chest present 

No scars, sinuses

No visible pulsations

Palpation:

Inspectory findings are confirmed

Apex beat normal

On Auscultation : 

S1 S2 heard

No murmurs or additional heart sounds

Central nervous system:

Higher mental functions intact 

Cranial nerves intact 

No focal neurological defecits 

Provisional diagnosis:

Chronic liver disease? with Right heart failure

Investigations:









Chest X ray



USG abdomen:



2D ECHO



ECG


Treatment:




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