A 22 year old woman with facial puffiness and pedal edema


























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CHIEF COMPLAINTS: 

A  22 year old woman who is a farmer by occupation , resident of Nalgonda came to the medicine OPD with the chief complaints of :

Facial puffiness since 5 months 

Bilateral pedal edema since 5 months 

Fatigue since 5 months 


HOPI : 

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 months back then she developed facial  puffiness which is insidious  in onset and gradually progressive in nature which is relieved on medication.

Then she has a complaint of bilateral pitting  edema Since 5 months which is insidious in onset and gradually progressive in nature which is relieved on medications .

History of recurrent fever episodes and fatigue since 5 months which is relieved on medications. 

COURSE OF ILLNESS : 

In July 2022 

Patient  developed  facial puffiness and bilateral pedal edema associated with fever and chills  for which she visited a local hospital and prescribed with medications but the symptoms are not relieved.Then after 3-4  days she visited to our medicine OPD and underwent investigations and treated appropriately and got relieved with the symptoms.

In October 2022 :

She had typhoid fever and took medications then again she started developing pedal edema and facial puffiness .

In November : 

On November 22nd she came to our OPD and prescribed with medicines but there is no improvement in the symptoms .

So again she visited our op on 29th of November and got admitted .


DAILY ROUTINE : 

She wakes up around 5:30-6 am in the morning and finishes her household works by 8 am and she will have her first course of meal by 9 am and then leaves for farm work and works till 1 pm and then she will have her second course of meal and takes rest for sometime and finishes her work in the farm and goes back to home by 5:30 - 6pm and by 9 pm she will her third course of meal and goes to bed by 10 pm .


PAST HISTORY : 

Not a known case of hypertension , diabetes, tuberculosis , asthma and epilepsy 

No history of any surgical interventions 

TREATMENT HISTORY :

Torasemide p/o BD 

Paracetamol during fever episodes 


FAMILY HISTORY : 

No significant family history present 


PERSONAL HISTORY: 

Diet - mixed 

Appetite- decreased 

Bowel - regular 

Bladder - decreased urine output 

Sleep - adequate 

Addictions : no addictions 

And no food allergies 


GENERAL EXAMINATION :

Patient is conscious , coherent and cooperative, well oriented to time place and person 

Moderately built and nourished 

Pallor - absent 

Icterus - absent 

Cyanosis - absent 

Clubbing - absent 

Lymphadenopathy - no palpable lymph nodes 

Edema - bilateral pitting edema is present 


VITALS : 

Temperature - a febrile 

BP - 130/80 mmhg 

RR - 18 cpm 

PR - 78 bpm 

Spo2 - 98%


SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION : 


CVS examination:

No visible pulsations, scars, engorged veins. No rise in jvp 

Apex beat is felt at 5 Intercoastal space medial to mid clavicular line.

 S1 S2 heard . No murmurs.


Respiratory system :

Shape of chest is elliptical, b/l symmetrical.

Trachea is central. Expansion of chest is symmetrical

 Bilateral Airway Entry - positive

 Normal vesicular breath sounds


Per Abdominal examination:

On Inspection 

Umbilicus inverted , No abdominal distention,no visible pulsations,scars and swelling.

On Palpation 

 Soft, non tender, no organo megaly.

On Auscultation 

Bowel sounds heard


CNS  : 

No focal neurological disorder found 

Normal speech 














PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:  NEPHROTIC 
SYNDROME 


INVESTIGATIONS : 








TREATMENT :

1.Salt restriction (<2.4 gm/day)

2.Fluid restriction (<1 lit/day)

3.Tab.Lasix 20 mg  PO /BD 

4.Tab .Ramipril 2.5 mg PO/OD



No neurological deficit found.


Normal speech.








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