Acute pancreatitis

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I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan.

This is a case of 30 year old male,worker in occupation from miryalaguda presented to AMC with severe abdominal epigastric pain.

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 week ago,4 days back at night he developed mild dull aching pain sudden in onset ,which he ignored ,on the next day morning the pain was gradually progressive and continuous , and presented with Two bouts of vomitings non projectile and non bilious with food particles , then the pain is radiating backwards and relieves on sitting forward with fullness of abdomen and mild fever , then he was rushed to clinic, there is a history of binge drinking of alcohol the day before the pain started

History of passing flatus

Yesterday afternoon he developed difficulty in breathing

Past history:

No history of similar complaints in the past

No h/o diabetes

No h/o hypertension 

No h/o seizures.

No h/o allergy to drugs

Family history:

No relevant family history

Personal history: 

Diet : mixed

Appetite : decreased

Sleep : inadequate 

Bowel:

Bladder: decreased urine output

Addictions: 90 ml beer from 10 years

Treatment history:


General examination: 

Patient is conscious , coherent and co-operative well oriented with time, place and person

Pallor: absent

Icterus: absent

Cyanosis: absent

Clubbing: not present

Kolionychia: absent

Lymphadenopathy: absent

Edema : absent

VITALS

Temperature- afebrile

Pulse rate:

Blood pressure:

Respiratory rate:

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

CVS:S1,S2+

RS:BVBS+

Per abdomen: 

On inspection:

Palpation:soft, guarding

Percussion:

Auscultation:

INVESTIGATIONS

Hemogram:

19/10/21

HB-17.8

TLC-10,500        

NEUTROPHILS-89%

EOSINOPHILS-3%

LYMPHOCYTES-6%

MONOCYTES-2%

PCV-50.2

PLT-1.64

20/9/21

HB-18.5

TLC-15,300

NEUTROPHILS-88%

LYMPHOCYTES-7%

PCV-51.7

PLT-1.8





LFT

Total bilirubin-2.18

Direct bilirubin-0.83

AST-62

ALT-28

Alkaline phosphatase-112

Total proteins-5.5

Albumin-2.7

A/G ratio-0.98

ECG :


CUE:

trace amount of albumin

Sugar : nil

PC:3-4

EC-2-3

USG ABDOMEN

GRADE 1 FATTY LIVER

Acute pancreatitis 

Mild fasciitis

Minimal pleural effusion on left side

Liver size-14.2cm

CRP-15.5


Serum lipase -1837

Amylase-1244


Electrolytes:

Creatinine-0.8

Sodium-137

Potassium-4.4

Calcium-98

TREATMENT PLAN: 



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