GENERAL MEDICINE ASSESSMENT
NAME : M.LAXMI SOWMYA ROLL NO : 71 3rd Semester QUESTION 1 CASE 1 : PULMONOLOGY A 55 year old female with chief complaints of shortness of breath, pedal edema and facial puffiness https://soumyanadella128eloggm.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-55-year-old-female-with-shortness-of.html History of presenting illness ; Patient had episodes of shortness of breath for the past 20 years,12 years ago she had another episode of SOB which lasted for 20 days and she had hospitalized and SOB decreased upon treatment at the hospital. 5 years ago she was treated for anemia with iron injection.She was diagnosed with hypertension 20 days ago,pedal edema since 15 days upto the level ankle and pitting type and facial puffiness since 15 days. PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS : ACUTE EXACERBATION OF COPD ASSOCIATED WITH RIGHT HEART FAILURE AND BRONCHIECTASIS IN SEVERE COPD---OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IN THE BLOOD FALLS---PULMONARY HYPERTENSION---HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE PULMONARY ARTERIES PUTS EXCE...
























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