50 year old female with lumbar spondylosis

M VARUN SAI ( INTERN)

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CHIEF COMPLAINTS :
C/O lower back ache since 2 years
C/O left sided chest pain since 1 year

HOPI :
pt was apparently asymptomatic 2 years back then she developed lower back pain since 2 years , insidious in onset , gradually progressive , radiating to lower limbs , aggravated on bending forward , relieved on taking rest .
C/O left sided chest pain intermittent in nature , dragging type , radiating to left shoulder , no aggravating and relieving factors , associated with shortness of breath on exertion.
No H/O orthopnea , PND , palpitations , burning micturition , constipation , loose stools, fever .
No H/O trauma .

PAST HISTORY :
No similar complaints in the past.
History of ? infection( according to patient) to the right eye at the age of 1 year and lost her vision in right eye since then.
Not a known case of DM2 , HTN , CVA , CAD , TB , ASTHMA , THYROID DISORDERS.

PERAONAL HISTORY :
Normal appetite 
Sleep adequate 
Bowel and bladder regular 
Occasional toddy consumption.

GENERAL EXAMINATION :
Pt is conscious , coherent , cooperative 
Moderately built and nourished 

No pallor , icterus , clubbing , cyanosis , lymphadenopathy , edema.

Right eye examination - A leucomatous opacity of the cornea with minimal vascularization present.

VITALS :
Temp- afebrile
PR-80bpm, normal rhythm , volume and character 
RR-20cpm, thoracoabdminal 
BP-110/70mmHg
Spo2-98% at room air 
GRBS-101mg/dl

SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION :
CVS - S1,S2 Heard , no added murmurs 
RS - Bilateral air entry present , normal vesicular breath sounds heard , no added sounds 
CNS - HMF intact. , No focal neurological defect 
PER ABDOMEN -  obese abdomen , Soft , Non tender , no organomegaly , bowel sounds present .

DIAGNOSIS - 
? LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS.
CHEST PAIN UNDER EVALUATION.

INVESTIGATION :
DEGENERATIVE SPINE 
LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS
RIGHT EYE LEUCOMATOUS OPACITY 

TREATMENT :
1. Tab.ultracet PO/BD
2. Tab.MVT PO/OD 
3. Tab. Neurokind OD 





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