GENERAL MEDICINE

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THIS LOG IS DONE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PRAKASH SIR .( INTERN).

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CASE SCENARIO :

45 year old female was brought to the casuality with chief complaints of involuntary movements of bilateral upper limb and lower limb yesterday night , one episode at 10:30pm . Subsidised in few minutes ,and other episodes in between 2am- 5am  with intermittently regaining consciousness in between. Seizures were tonic type involving all four limbs with deviation of mouth and up rolling of eyes , frothing and involuntary micturition and defecation with post ictal confusion till today .

She presented to casuality with confused state .


She is a resident of beemavaram village and has with 2 children (lscs) , her husband left her 15 years ago , he was a chronic alcoholic . Since  then she was in depression and has suicidal tendencies with history of starvation and forceful voluntary retching and inducing vomiting after food intake . 

History of weight loss since 10 years with loss of appetite. 

One PRBC transfused 4 years ago in view of anemia 

3 years ago patient had one episode of tonic movement of all 4 Limbs with deviation of mouth, tonic type lasting for few minutes , and was started on Tab. LEVIPIL 500mg /OD 

CT brain was done showed left frontal lobe edema.

Patient used to take her medication regularly but still has one episode of seizures every 3 months  and which used to resolve with medication . 

Menstrual  history - once in 15 days / once in 2-3 months .

no history of fever , cough , sob , headache 


On examination : patient is confused 

GCS: E2V1M4 

BP: 80mmhg on palpation  after 4 pints of bolus 110/80mmhg

PR: 90bpm regular normal volume 

CVS: S1S2 no murmurs 

RS: NVBS no crepts 

CNS: Pupils :NSRL 

Tone : RT     LT

           N        N

Reflexes : B    T    S    A    K   P

      RT:      2+  2+  2+  2+  -   F

      LT:       2+  2+  2+  2+  -   F


Diagnosis : Status Epilepticus 

seizure under evaluation

With ? anorexia nervosa.


INVESTIGATIONS:

Hemogram:



-LFT :


-RFT: 




TPR GRAPH SHEET:



ECG:



-MID BRAIN PLAN:

                                                                                
         MRI SCAN:       






TREATMENT:


-Inj.LIVIPRIL 500mg /IV/VD.

-Inj.Optineuron in 500 ml NS /UV/OD.

-Inj.Pantop 40 mg /IV/OD.

-watch for any seizure episode.

-Inj.Lorazepam 2cc/IV/SOS. 

-Monitor vitals 2nd hourly.

-IVF NS ,RL,DNS @100 ml/ hr.

-Inj.Zofer 4mg/IV/BD.

-Inj.Ceftriaxone 1gm/IV/BD.

-T.Plm 650 mg /PO/SOS.(if temperature is greater than 101 °F.

-T.Ecosprin /AV (7.5 /20mg /PO/HS).

-Protein X Powder 2 tablespoons in one glass milk /PO/TID.


6/09/2021:

-O/E patient is conscious, confused withdrawal to pain is positive. 

-BP :90/160 mm Hg. 

-PR: 88 Beats/min.

-CVS : S1 S2 +

-RS :BDE +.

-NVBS.

-P/A : soft ,NT .

-CNS : GCS -E2VM.

-Pupil NSRL.

-Tone of limbs normal.


Rx:

-IVF NS ,RL,DNS @150 ml/ hr.

-BP/ PR/Temperature  2nd hourly.

-W/F seizure activity. 

-Inj.Ceftriaxone 1gm/IV/BD.

-Inj.Pantop 40 mg /IV/OD.

-Inj.Zofer 4mg/IV/BD.

-Inj.LIVIPRIL 500mg /IV/VD.

-Inj.Optineuron in 500 ml NS /UV/OD.

-Inj.Lorazepam 2cc/IV/SOS. 

-Tab.PCM 650 mg /PO/SOS. 

-Protein X Powder 2 tablespoons in one glass milk /PO/TID.

-GRBS charting 6th hourly.

-Monitor vitals 4th hourly.


7/09/2021.

-1 seizure episode at 12:30 AM lasting for 10 sec,tonic ,clonic with frothing. 

-No fever spikes.

-patient is not responding to verbal commands (intentionally ?).

-O/E: patient is conscious,coherent and non cooperative.

-low ,unwilling to answer /perform activity.

-Afebrile.

-PS :86/min.

-BP :100/ 50 mm Hg. 

-CVS: S1S2 +.

-RS :BAE (+ NVBS).

-P/A ,NT. 


Rx:

-IVF NS ,RL,DNS @75ml/hr.

-Inj.Pantop 40 mg /IV/OD.

-inj.CEFTRIAXONE 1gm/IV/BD.

-inj.LIVIPRIL 500mg /IV/VD.

-BP/ PR/Temperature hourly.

-strict I/O charting. 

-W/F seizure activity. 

*2 to 3 episodes of seizures noted early morning. 

-Inj.Phenytoin 600 mg/IV in 100 ml NS / STAT.

-Inj.Loraz 2 cc/IV/ STAT.














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