Severe anemia associated with intestinal bleeding

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CASE SCENARIO:

A 32 year old female presented to the OPD with dysphagia, significant weight loss, pedal oedema, SOB on exertion, blood in stool and pain during defecation.

COMPLAINTS AND DURATION

  • Dysphagia to solids since 4 months (grade-3)
  • Weight loss of 15 kgs in 6 months 
  • Pedal edema - relieved on medication outside hospital
  • Shortness of breath on exertion
  • Blood in stool , no malena 
  • Pain during defecation

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS

Patient apparently asymptomatic , developed dysphagia which gradually progressed and the patient is now reluctant to take food.

HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS

  • Not a K/C/O HTN, DM, asthma, epilepsy
  • Denovo detected hypothyroidism (started on 12.5 mg of thyronorm last month)
  • H/o hearing loss since childhood (not evaluated}

TREATMENT HISTORY

No significant treatment history

PERSONAL HISTORY

  • Single
  • Appetite - lost
  • Bowels- regular
  • Micturition -normal
  • No known allergies
  • No addictions

FAMILY HISTORY

  • No significant family history

MENSTRUAL HISTORY

  • Age of menarche - 14 years 
  • Menstrual cycle = 28 days/ 3 days. Oligomenorrhea since 6 months.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

A.   GENERAL EXAMINATION

  • Weight - 34kgs
  • Pallor - Yes (severe)
  • Icterus - No 
  • Cyanosis - No
  • Clubbing of finger/toes - No
  • Lymphadenopathy - No
  • Oedema - yes 
  • Malnutrition - yes 
  • Dehydration - yes
  • Koilonychia - present 
  • Grade 1 goitre 
  • Temperature - afebrile 
  • Pulse rate 54 b/min
  • Respiration rate - 17/min
  • BP 80/60 mmHg 

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION 

  1. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
  • Thrills - No 
  • Cardiac sounds - S1 , S2 positive


  1. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 
  • Dysponea - No 
  • Wheeze - No
  • Position of trachea - Central 
  • Breath sounds - Vesicular 
  • Adventitious - Rhonchi 

  1. ABDOMEN
  • Shape of abdomen - Scaphoid


  1. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 
  • Level of consciousness 
  1. Alert
  2. Stuporous 
  • Signs of meningeal irritation
  1. Neck stiffness - no
  2. Kerning’s sign - no
  • Cranial nerves - normal 
  • Motor system - normal
  • Sensory system - normal 
  • Glasgow system - normal 
  • Cerebral signs
  1. Finger nose coordination - Yes
  2. Knee Heel In-coordination - Yes

F.MUSCULO SKELETAL SYSTEM - normal 

G. SKIN - normal

H. EXAMINATION OF BREAST - normal

I. EXAMINATION OF ENT - normal

J.EXAMINATION OF TEETH AND ORAL CAVITY - normal

K. EXAMINATION OF HEAD AND NECK  - normal

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS/ DIAGNOSIS 

  • Severe anaemia (? Iron deficiency anemia) 2 nd degree to
  1. Blood loss ( H/o Haemorrhoids)
  2. Nutritional cause
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