66 year old patient with generalised weakness.

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Case presentation:

66yr old male patient who is watchman by occupation and resident of suryapet came to general medicine opd with complaints of generalised weakness from one week and involuntary movements of right upper and lower limbs from 3days.

HOPI:

 Patient was apparently asymptomatic one week back then developed generalised weakness which is predominant in lower limbs associated with difficulty in walking, standing with support,difficulty in rolling on the bed from side to side.

Complaints of involuntary movements in right upper and lower limb lasting for 2mins multiple (5 to 6) episodes per day from 6days ,not associated with loss of consciousness,up rolling of eyes , frothing, bowel and bladder abnormalities, not progressing to left side.

No h/o headache, trauma.

PAST HISTORY :

K/C/O of CVA with left hemiplegia 4yrs back with left LMN type facial palsy discontinued antiplatelet 3yrs back .

K/C/O DM -2 from 2years on OHA discontinued medication from two months

K/C/O HTN from one year discontinued medication from two months

Mute since birth.

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Mixed diet

Adequate sleep

Normal bowel and bladder movements 

Normal appetite 

Occasional alcoholic non smoker

GENERAL EXAMINATION:

No pallor, icterus,cyanosis,lymphadenopathy,pedal edema.

Dry scaly pruritic patches seen on various regions of the body

Dermatology referral was taken in view of these patches and diagnosed as Tinea corporis et cruris 

Zoderm -e was advised for local application.





Fundoscopy : normal fundus 
No papilloedema.

VITALS:

Afebrile

BP:170/90mm hg

Pulse rate : 58bpm

GRBS : 474mg / dl

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

CNS

higher mental functions could not be assessed 

Tone :                  UL             LL

     Right               Normal       Normal 

     Left.                Normal.      Normal 

Power:               Right.                Left

  Handgrip.        60%                   100%

  UL proximal     4-/5                   4-/5

        Distal           5/5                    5/5

  LL proximal      4+/5                  4+/5

         Distal           4+/5                 4+/5

Reflexes :

Right - Brachial , triceps, supinator absent

             Knee 2+ , ankle +, plantar exaggerated 

Left - Brachial , triceps, supinator absent 

           Knee 2+ , ankle +,plantar exaggerated 

RS:

 Bilateral air entry present 

No wheeze no crepetations

GIT :

Soft , non tender ,no organomegaly.

CVS : 

S1 S2 heard no murmurs

INVESTIGATIONS:

27/10/2020

Urine for ketone bodies positive

RFT

Urea 40

Creat 0.9

Uric acid 2.8

Ca 10   

Phosphate 3.6

Na 137   K 3.9   Cl 102

CUE 

Albumin | trace

Sugar - ++++

Pus cells - 5 to 6

Epithelial cells - 2 to 3

RBC 

27/10/20

ABG 3AM 

Ph - 7.379

Pco2 100

Po2 100

K -2.4      Ca - 0.35    Cl- 91    Na - 134

ABG 6AM 

PH 7.329

PCO2 30.1

PO2 101

HCO3 17.2

28/10/20

LIPID PROFILE 

Total cholesterol 102

Vldl 18.5    TG 94    Hdl  30  ldl 63

FBS - 119

Urine for KB positive

CBP 

Hb 12

Tlc 13000 

Plt 1.94

SERUM ELECTROLYTES

Na 143

K 4.1

Cl 105

ABG 1pm

PH 7.41

Pco2 28.9 

Po2 103

Hco3 18.1

St hco3 19.9

CHEST XRAY



  2D ECHO 





ECG
MRI BRAIN 



DIAGNOSIS:
DKA WITH RECURRENT CVA AND WATERSHED INFARCTS IN MCA AND ACA TERRITORY 




TREATMENT:
27/10/20
NBM TILL FURTHER ORDERS
INJ HAI S/C ACCORDING TO SLIDING SCALE
INJ HAI 1ml IN 40ml NS @6ml/hr INFUSION PUMP
INJ KCL 1amp in 1NS IN 4HRS
INJ HAI 6U IV STAT
IVF NS 0.45@250ml /hr
TAB ATROVASTATIN 40MG 
INJ OPTINEURON 1AMP IN 100ML NS IV BD

28/10/20
IVF 0.45 NS AND RL URINE OUTPUT PLUS 50ml per hr
INJ HAI @6ML/HR
MAINTAINING GRBS B/W 140 TO 180
INJ KCL 2AMP IN 1NS OVER 6HRS
INJ MANNITOL 100ML IV TID
TAB ATROVASTATIN 40MG H/S
INJ PANTOP 40MG IV OD
SYP CREMAFFIN PLUS 30ML H/S
INJ HAI S/C 

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