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HEART FAILURE

CASE OF HEART FAILURE 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 a diagnosis and treatment plan.  You can find the entire real patient clinical problem in this link here.. https://madhur116.blogspot.com/2020/05/on-1452020.html?m=1 Following is my analysis of the patient problem The positive findings from the History, Clinical examination includes HISTORY -High grade fever with chills - 1 mon ago. -Shortness of breath since 2 weeks -Pedal edema since 2 weeks. -Generalized weakness since 2 weeks. -Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. CLINICAL EXAMINATION -Pitting type of pedal edema -Elevated jvp -Early inspiratory crepts on right side. INVESTIGATIONS -USG : Moderate pleural effusion on  Rt side            Grade 1 fatty liver            Mild ascites -2D ECHO: EF-27 %              

Case 1

42 Year old woman with multiple health events since birth I've 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 a diagnosis and treatment plan.  You can find the entire real patient clinical problem in this link here.. https://classworkdecjan. blogspot.com/2019/05/42-f- with-severe-regular-edema- with_17.html?m=1   Following is my analysis of this patient's problem: In my view the order of priority should be given in taking consideration of patients main issues bothering her that problems which she is not worried but need medical attention are as follows 1) Frequent falls to left side. 2) Impairment in cognitive functions. 3) Abnormal sleep patterns. 4) Recurrent edema. 5) Migraines. 6) Psychological issues.    Here from the original history we can assume that the patient expres