38yrs old male with abdominal pain

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A 38 year old male , civil engineer by profession and resident of West Bengal came to  OPD with chief complaints of :

             Abdominal pain since 5years

   

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 years ago then he developed pain in abdomen which is sudden in onset and progressive in nature.Pain occurs once in a month.Abdominal pain is radiating to the back and dragging type of pain.

Pain aggravates on taking alcohol and relieved by medication.

For the past 1 year patient has episodes of vomiting followed by pain in abdomen ,which is non bilious and water as content.

Associated with weakness and giddiness.

Patient had multiple episodes of vomiting on 13th november ( post lunch) associated with weakness and giddiness ,which didn’t get relieved on medication and had to go to hospital.

From 5years he has abdominal pain occurring once in 3months but from last 6 months he is experiencing pain atleast once in a month.

He also complains of severe weight loss. He was 86 kgs 6 months ago but at present he reduced to 67 kgs.

He also has history of depression for which he is attending psychiatric counselling sessions.

 Patient also complains of constipation and per rectal bleeding since childhood.

In his childhood he had trauma to the nose while playing football and developed deviated nasal septum which is not effecting his respiration and his daily activities.

Daily routine: He wakes up at 6am in the morning , gets ready and have breakfast ,go to the office ,completes his work and returns by 5pm  and plays badminton or football and then comes to home ,have dinner at 8pm and goes to bed by 10pm.

PAST HISTORY:

Known case of hemarroids from 12yrs of age

Episode of jaundice when he was 12 yrs old

Not a known case of DM, HTN,asthma,TB,epilepsy 

History of appendicectomy when he is 17 yrs old

FAMILY HISTORY: No significant family history.

PERSONAL HISTORY:

DIET- Mixed

APPETITE- Normal. 

SLEEP- inadequate

BOWEL AND BLADDER MOVEMENTS -

Constipation from 12 years of age (blood stained stools)

Normal bladder movements.

ADDICTIONS-

ALCOHOL- 180 ml every day from 20years .He has stopped consuming alcohol from 6 months because it increases the severity of abdominal pain.

SMOKING- 2 packs a day from when he was in college. 1 pack a day from 6 months.

ALLERGIES- no allergies

GENERAL EXAMINATION:

Patient was conscious , coherent ,cooperative , well oriented to time , place and date.

moderately built and nourished

Vitals:

Temperature - 94*F

PR :- 80 bpm

RR :-16 cpm

BP :- 110/70 mm Hg

SPO2 :- 98%

Pallor: absent

Icterus: absent

Cyanosis: absent

Clubbing: absent

Lymphadenopathy:absent

Pedal edema:Absent

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

CVS-S1, S2 heard,no murmurs

Respiratory System:-

 BAE- present 

NVBS- heard

Per abdomen:-

 soft , non tender.

CNS- no focal deficits

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:

Chronic pancreatitis 

TREATMENT:

Ultracet

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