GENERAL MEDICINE ELOG BY AMISHA JAISWAL 03

  This is an online Blog book to discuss our patients deidentified health data shared after taking his/ her guardians to sign an informed consent Here we discuss our patient problems through a series of inputs from the available Global online community of experts with n aim to solve those patient clinical problems with the current best evidence-based input This Blog also reflects my patient-centred online learning portfolio. Your valuable input 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 competence in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan CASE:- A 65 year old male, tractor driver by occupation, came to the OPD with complaints of vomitings, diarrhoea and fever since 5 days.  HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:- The patient started developing these symptoms 5 days ago. He w

 Name:        AMISHA JAISWAL Roll no. 09 Posted from 11/08/22 to 11/10/22 UNIT DUTY 1) 70 YEAR OLD MALE , CLINICALLY PRESENTED WITH Complains of B/L pitting type of pedal edema of grade 2 &dry cough since 15days. https://amishajais1.blogspot.com/2022/09/this-is-online-blog-book-to-discuss-our_29.html 1 -cause of LAD occlusion in this patients? ALCOHOL,Excessive alcohol consumption can cause a buildup of plaque in the arteries,causing occlusion  https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/drinking-and-coronary-artery-disease-risk/ 2-cause of dry cough in this patient?  Congested  lungs .  A weak heart causes fluid to back up in the lungs. This can cause dry cough.or wheeze at times. 3-effects of LAD occlusion.? LAD supplies RV,LV,septum,conduction system  below  the A-V node (the His-Purkinje system), while the RCA supplies most of the conduction system  at and above  the A-V node  https://teachmeanatomy.info/thorax/organs/heart/heart-vasculature/ https://www.slideshare.net/aishuan