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60f with fever ( prefinal)

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This is an a online e log book to discuss our patient de-identified health data shared after taking his / her / guardians signed informed consent. Here we discuss our individual patients problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patients clinical problem with collective current best evident based input. The patient/ attender was informed the purpose of the information being acquired. An informed consent was taken from patient/ attender and there is omission of information that was requested to be omitted.  Date of admission: 27/11/23 A 60 yr old female came casualty with the chief compliants of          FEVER SINCE 10DAYS       PEDAL EDEMA SINCE 3 DAYS      GENERALISED WEAKNESS SINCE 4 DAYS      BLOOD IN STOOLS SINCE 3DAYS     CHEST PAIN AND TIGHTNESS SINCE 4DAYS HOPI: patient was apparently asymptomatic 10 days back and  develope...
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GENERAL MEDICINE BIOMONTHLY ASSIGNMENT

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ANASARCA

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This is online E log book to discuss our patient's de-identified health data shared after taking his/her/guardian's signed informed consent. Here we discuss our individual patient's problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patients clinical problems with collective current best evidence based inputs .This e-log book also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on 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 competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan. CHIEF  COMPOAINTS: C/o facial puffiness since 5 months  C/o bilateral swelling of lower limbs since 5months  HOPI : patient was apparently asymptomatic 5months ago then developed facial puffines...
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