A 24 YEAR OLD MALE WITH HEMATEMESIS

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This E blog also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome.


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. 


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:

A 24 year old male, from Chitavaram, carpenter by occupation, presented with the complaints of 2 episodes of bloody vomiting and chest pain since 1 day.

The patient was apparently asymptomatic 2 days ago. He then consumed alcohol from morning to night for the whole day without consuming any food. He started vomiting at night and his vomit contained blood, it was non bilious and non projectile in nature. Following vomiting episodes he became unconscious. He was brought to the hospital post mid night between 1 and 2am. He also complained of chest pain which started following vomiting and it was pricking type of pain which was continuous in nature and present in the mid area of chest.

PAST HISTORY:

There were no similar complaints in the past.

Patient started consuming alcohol 6 years ago with his friends and from then he started drinking alcohol (whisky) 180ml daily which gradually increased to 540ml as he is not getting the same high as before. He also started chewing tobacco around the same time and consumes about 2 packs daily since 4 years. The patients abstains from alcohol for 2 months in an year for religious purposes during which he experiences symptoms such as tremors and sleep disturbances.

No history of Diabetes, Hypertension, TB, Asthma, Epilepsy, CAD, CVA

PERSONAL HISTORY:

DIET - Mixed
APPETITE - Normal
SLEEP - Adequate 
BOWEL MOVEMENTS - Regular 
MICTURITION - Normal
ADDICTIONS - Alcohol and tobacco
No known allergies

FAMILY HISTORY:
No significant family history.

GENERAL EXAMINATION 

Patient is conscious, coherent, well oriented towards time, place and person.

Pallor - absent 

Icterus - Mild

Clubbing-absent 

Cyanosis-absent 

Lymphadenopathy - absent 

Edema-absent











VITALS 

Temperature- afebrile 

Pulse rate - 84 bpm

Respiratory rate- 16 bpm

Bp-120/80 


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 

CVS - S1, S2 heard and no murmurs 

RS - BAE + , NVBS

P/A : Scaphoid, soft, non tender, no evidence of organomegaly. 

CNS : No focal neurological deficits. 

INVESTIGATIONS:

ECG




PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS - Alcoholic Gastritis with Mallory Weiss tears




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