52 year old female with chief complaints of Headache Pain over DIP elbow and shoulder joint since 1 month
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Chief complaints-
C/o Headache since I month
Co Pain over the DIP joint
elbow joint and shoulder joint
since lmonth
2. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Patient was apparently asymptomatic
1 month back, then developed headache
associated with Neckpain, radiating to B/L upper limbs.
Aggrevated with bending forward, relleved with medication clo Pain over the DIP, elbow joint and shoulder joint
-since Imonth, B/L symmetrical in distibution, with morning stiffness lasting for around 5-10 mins,
- No C/o sOB /palpitations (chest pain )
orthopnea
- No c/o Fever decreased urinary output| PND
burning micturition.
3. HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS
Not a klo HTN, DM2 , thyroid disorders
Bronchial Asthma, CVA, CAD ,TB
Allergic history:-
No history of any kind of allergies to food/drugs
Family history:-
No significant family history
GENERAL EXAMINATION:-
THE PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS COHERENT AND COOPERATIVE
NO PALLOR ; ICTERUS; CLUBBING; CYANOSIS; ODEMA ; LYMPHADENOPATHY
TEMPERATURE:- 98.8 F
PR:81bpm
BP:120/70 mmHg
RR:17cpm
o/E: of B/L hand:
B/L symmetrical DIP Joints
Pain present over it.
No tenderness
Synovial thickening-
No external deformity
SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATIONS:-
CVS:S1 S2+,NO MURMURS
CNS: NAD
RS:BAE+ ; NVBS
P/A:SOFT ; NON TENDER ; NO ORGANOMEGALY
PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:-
? Cervical spondylosis ? Rheumatoid Arthritis
Investigations
Hemogram 12/9/23
Hb- 10.4
TLC - 7200
Plt count - 2.64
Pcv - 32.1
Mcv - 83.8
Mch - 27.2
Mchc- 32.4
UREA 28
CREATININE 0.9
Sodium - 143
Potassium- 3.7
Chloride -103
CUE - albumin- nil sugar- nil bile salts- nil
RBS - 94
X RAY CERVICAL SPINE LATERAL AND AP VIEW
X-RAY KNEE AP AND LATERAL VIEW
Treatment
1. HIFENAC-P PO/HS
2 .TAB . MVT PO/OD
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