CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT DURATION OF STAY 2 DAYS
A 71 yr old morbidly obese lady was brought to the emergency room with chief complaints of: CONSTIPATION since 5 days INABILITY TO SIT OR STAND ON HER OWN since 3 days HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS: Patient was apparently normal ,then complaints started as: Constipation since 3 days, not associated with any abdominal pain/fever/ vomitings and able to pass flatus. H/O self fall 3 days back during night, following which she's unable to sit or stand on her own and not able to move her rt lower limb since then.
No C/O headache ,LOC, involuntary movements, involuntary passage of urine, deviation of mouth C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH GRADE 3 since 4 years, not associated with wheeze,associated with night time snoring No C/O chest pain/palpitations/ orthopnea /PND
PAST HISTORY: K/C/O HTN since 5 years on T.AMLODIPINE10mg OD K/C/O HYPOTHYROIDISM since 5 years on T. THYRONORM 100mcg OD K/C/O osteoarthritis since 20 years NSAIDS abuse + Not K/C/O T2DM,PTB,BA,CAD,CVD,CKD,CLD,Epilepsy No H/O blood transfusions/surgeries
PERSONAL HISTORY: Takes mixed diet Bowel and bladder-regular Normal sleep and appetite No addictions FAMILY HISTORY: NIL significant MENSTRUAL HISTORY Attained menopause 20 years back
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION: CNS: Bilateral pupils normal in size and reacting to light. Cranial nerves and HMF, sensory system -normal Motor system- Bulk- equal on both sides Tone- RT- increased ; LT-normal Power-RT- UL -2/5 LL-0/5 LT -UL-4/5 LL-4/5 Reflexes- B T S K A RT +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 LT +2 +1 +1 +2 +1 Plantars - RT- MUTE LT- flexor
CVS: S1 S2 heard, no added sounds P/A: Soft, distended, non tender No organomegaly Bowel sounds + R/S: Bilateral normal vesicular breath sounds + Occasional wheeze +
ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS AT ADMISSION @Room air AT 36 hours @4 LIT O2 pH 7.397 7.360 PO2 92 171.4 pCO2 22.6 20.6 cHCO3- 16.7 15.2 Lactate 3.07 03.32
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS TOTAL BILIRUBIN 1.4 DIRECT 1.0 INDIRECT 0.4 ALP 262 SGOT 43 SGPT 33 TOTAL PROTEIN 5.4 SERUM ALBUMIN 2.5 SERUM GLOBULIN 2.9 A/G RATIO 0.8:1
CT BRAIN CONFLUENT HYPODENSITIES NOTED IN BILATERAL PERIVENTRICULAR AND DEEP WHITE MATTER REGIONS, MORE SO IN FRONTAL REGION DIFFUSE CEREBRAL ATROPHY EVIDENT BY PROMINENT SULCI, CISTERNAL SPACES AND VENTRICULAR SYSYTEM LEFT SPHENOIDAL SINUSITIS NOTED MOVEMENTS ARTEFACTS CANNOT BE DISTINGUISHED FROM INFARCTS AT VARIUOUS REGIONS- ADVISED MRI BRAIN
CT pelvis NORMAL VITALS BP-100/70mmHg PR-94/MIN RR- 28 /MIN SPO2-97% ON RA GCS-E4V5M6-15/15 PUPILS B/L 3mm SLUGGISH REACTING TO LIGHT
PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS CVA- RT HEMIPARESIS, ISCHEMIC SEPSIS DRUG INDUSED PRE RENAL AKI T2DM, HTN, HYPOTHYROIDISM, GRADE 3 OBESITY WITH OBSTRUCTIVE AIR WAY DISEASE
TREATMENT GIVEN INJ.CEFOPERAZONE +SULBACTAM 1.5gm IV BD 1-0-1 IVF 2 UNITS Inj.BASALOG S/C @10PM IJ.H.ACTRAPID S/C TID T.AMLODIPINE 10mg OD 1-0-0 Nebulisation with DUOLIN,FORACORT 8 th hourly 1-1-1 T.THYRONORM 100mcg OD 1-0-0 T.ACEBROPHYLLINE 100mg BD 1-0-1 Strict I/O charting,hourly BP,PR,RR monitoring
19-1--22 PULMONARY MEDICINE CONSULTATION ? OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AdVised BIPAP SOS OPHTHALMOLOGY CONSULTATION Anterior segment normal Patient not cooperative for fundus examination
TREATMENT GIVEN INJ.CEFOPERAZONE +SULBACTAM 1.5gm IV BD 1-0-1 IVF 2 UNITS @ 60ml/hr Inj.BASALOG S/C @10PM IJ.H.ACTRAPID S/C TID T.AMLODIPINE 10mg OD 1-0-0 Nebulisation with DUOLIN,FORACORT 8th hourly 1-1-1 T.THYRONORM 100mcg OD 1-0-0 T.ACEBROPHYLLINE 100mg BD 1-0-1 Strict I/O charting,hourly BP,PR,RR monitoring
20-10-22 TREATMENT GIVEN VITALS BP-120/70mmHg PR-85/MIN RR- 3 8/ MIN SPO2-9 0% ON RA GCS-7/15 PUPILS B/L 3mm SLUGGISH REACTING TO LIGHT PATIENT SHIFTED TO ICU IN VIEW OF DROWSINESS AND DECLINING GCS Inj.LMWH 0.4cc s/c OD INJ.CEFOPERAZONE +SULBACTAM 1.5gm IV BD 1-0-1 Inj . CLINDAMYCINE 600mg IV BD 1-0-1 T.AZITHROMYCIN 500mg OD 1-0-0 IVF 2 U NS, 1U RL @60ml/hr T.ASPIRIN 150mg OD 1-0-0 Inj.BASALOG S/C @10PM IJ.H.ACTRAPID S/C TID T.AMLODIPINE 10mg OD 1-0-0 Nebulisation with DUOLIN,FORACORT 8th hourly 1-1-1 T.THYRONORM 100mcg OD 1-0-0 T.ACEBROPHYLLINE 100mg BD 1-0-1
CARDIOLOGY OPINION IMPRESSION ECG – normal sinus rhythm T INVESRIONS IN V4 -V5 2D echo – GOOD LV systolic function EF-60% No LV RWMA Mild TR/PAH RVSP-30mmHg Grade 1 diastolic dysfunction IVC- normal and collapsing ADVISE: Continue same treatment
NEUROLOGY REFERRAL IMPRESSION RT HEMIPARESIS ? VASCULAR METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY ADVISE: 1) T. ASPIRIN 150mg OD 0-1-0 2)T.ATORVOSTATIN 40mg OD 0-0-1 Referred i /v/o FLUCTUATING CONSCIOUSNESS
AT 4.45PM Patient became tachypnic VITALS BP-60/40mmHg PR-78/MIN RR- 40 /MIN SPO2-95% ON 15 lit o2 CVS-S1 S2 + R/S- B/L AE + WHEEZE + P/A- Soft, diffuse tenderness present CNS- GCS-14/15 PUPILS B/L NSRL PLANTARS-B/L MUTE IVF 1 U NS BOLUS GIVEN INJ.NORADRENALINE 3.6ml/ hr
21/10/22 8:00 AM patients pulse was feeble and BP was 70/40mmhg, spo2-85% on 15 ltrs o2, immediately fluid bolus was given followed by Inj.NORADRENALINE drip 18.5ml/hr 8.05AM BP- not recordable on Inj.NORADRENALINE Pupils – mid dilated ,sluggish reacting to light Inj.DOBUTAMINE was started with 10mcg/hr
Immediately high quality CPR was started along with Inj.NORADRENALINE 1cc BP – not recordable Pulse – not felt SpO2 – not recordable CPR was continued for 30 in along with Inj.NORADRENALINE in between cycles of CPR.Inspite of above resuscitative measures,patient couldnot be revived and was declared dead at 8:30AM on 21/10/22