General Medicine Case 01
Welcome and greetings to every one who are visiting my blog. This is an online E log platform to discuss our patient's de-identified health data shared after taking his/her/guardian's signed, informed consent. I have been given this case in order to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of patient's clinical data analysis to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data and come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan. CHIEF COMPLAINT: A 55 year old male who is a stonemason by occupation came to OPD with chief complaints of swelling in bilateral lower limbs from past 6 months. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Patient was asymptomatic 6 months back, then he developed pedal edema which was gradual in onset and progressive in nature, non pitting type and extending up to the ankles which was more on right side than left. No history of fever, weight loss PAST HISTORY: The patient is a known case of hypertension and on medication. History of Hemodialysis-second