A 60 YEAR OLD MALE WITH CHEST PAIN

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CHIEF COMPLAINTS 

Chest pain since 1 month 

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS

The patient was apparently alright 1 month ago then he developed chest pain around the same time he developed Dengue Fever with Thrombocytopenia. The pain was sudden in onset and localised at the left 5th intercostal space, sharp pain, non radiating, aggravated on coughing and work (bending and lying down) and was reduced by itself after 5 minutes. It is associated with shortness of breath. 
H/O cough with expectoration (white) 
Not associated with palpitations, tremors and sweating. 
Fatigue was present 
No H/O dizziness, headache, burning micturition 
No H/O loose stools
He also developed bilateral knee pains since 6 months 




PAST HISTORY

H/O Hypertension since two years
No H/O DM, asthma, epilepsy, CAD
H/O dengue fever with thrombocytopenia one month ago
H/O surgery for hydrocele 20 years ago

FAMILY HISTORY 

No similar complaints in the family 

PERSONAL HISTORY 

DIET: Mixed 
APPETITE: decreased 
SLEEP: inadequate 
B&B: Regular
Addictions: known alcoholic since 40 years but stopped 2 months ago. 
No allergies 

GENERAL EXAMINATION 

The patient was conscious, coherent, cooperative, well oriented to time, place, person. He was moderately built and moderately nourished. 


No pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy 








VITALS
Temperature: Afebrile
BP: 110/60 mm Hg
PR: 84 bpm
RR: 18 cpm

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: 

UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT:
No halitosis, post nasal drip, tonsils, dental caries, dns, polyps, sinus tenderness
Oral hygiene present

LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT: 

INSPECTION: 
Chest is symmetrical in shape
Trachea is in the midline (trails sign)
Apical impulse not visualised 
No drooping of shoulder, supraclavicular and infraclavicular hollowing, indrawings, retractions, crowding of ribs 
No pectus carinatum, pectus excavatum, kyphoscoliosis, winging of scapula
No sinuses, scars, dilated veins, nodules 
Normal movements with respiration

PALPATION: 
No local rise of temperature 
All inspectory findings confirmed 
Expansion of the chest is symmetrical 
Tactile vocal fremitus: normal 

PERCUSSION: 
Resonant note 

AUSCULTATION: 
Normal everywhere except the left inframammary area where crepts can be heard.  

CVS: 
S1, S2 heard
PER ABDOMEN: 
Soft non tender 
CNS: 
No focal neurological deficits 

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS: 

Pleuritic chest pain

INVESTIGATIONS:

06/12/2022








TREATMENT:

1. T. ULTRACET

2. T.SHELCAL

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