32 year old male came with vomitings and chest pain

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32 year old male  came to general medicine OPD chief complaints of :
Vomiting since 2 days. 
Throught pain since 2 days. 
Abdominal pain since 2 days. 

Hopi:
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 2 days back and then he developed vomitings which were sudden in onset, gradually progressive, non projectile, non bilious, not blood tinged, content was just water because he hasn’t eaten in a couple of days, colour was black, 20 episodes in one night 
, day before yesterday.  No aggravating or relieving factors. . Patient also complained of abdominal pain since two days which was sudden in onset, non progressive, pins and needles type, diffuse type but it was more in the umbilical region. The pain from the umbilical region was radiating downwards toward the pubic symphysis.  No aggravating or relieving factors.

No h/o of dysphagia
No h/o  of flatulence
No h/o of anorexia
No h/o of constipation
No h/o of  diarrhoea
No h/o  of weight loss
No h/o of haemetemsis
No h/o of rectal bleeding
No h/o of melaena. 
Past history:
In 2019 he came to our hospital with similar  complaints of  vomitings . He was treated and sent home.
Not k/c/o HTN,DM,TB, EPILEPSY,CVA, CVD

Family history:- not significant

Personal history:

Appetite:- normal

Diet:- mixed

Sleep :-inadequate due to present illness. 

B& B :- regular 

Addictions:He is an alcoholic since 20years.he consume 4 beers per day usually in  the evenings.each beer of 750 ml. Last consumption was 2 days back. From last 4 days he was drinking 8 beers per day. 

Past life : in 2004 he started drinking as he was a ambulance driver he should deal with dead body.in 2015  He stoped his driving work as he was drinking everyday and a lot. He stoped  drinking for 5 years .he found a new job . And he again started drinking because of workers tension. 

Dialy routine:


He wakes up at 6 in the morning and he drinks tea at 7am after bathing and has his break fast at 8 am he usually eats dosa and idly.then he goes to work at 10 am he packs  lunch ahd takes it with him. He ets his lunch at 2 pm usually rice and curry at his work place. He returs back to his home at 6 pm and goes to his friends house at 7 pm and start drinking with his friends at some times eats in his friends house usually non veg some times he doesnt eat dinner . Usually he sleeps between 10 pm to 11 pm. 



General examination:- 

Patient is conscious, coherent, cooperative well oriented to time place and person .

Moderately built, moderately nourished

Pallor:- absent 

Icterus:- absent 

Cyanosis:- absent 

Clubbing:- absent

Generalized lymphadenopathy:- absent

Bilateral pedal edema :- absent

Vitals:

Bp:120/80 mmhg 

Pulse rate: 80 bpm 

RR: 18 cycles per min

Grbs-124mg/dl

Temp: Afebrile






SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION:

P/A: 

INSPECTION:

Shape of abdomen- scaphoid


Umbilicus- inverted


No Scars, Sinuses and engorged veins.


No visible palsations, peristalysis

Palpation:

No local rise of temp


tenderness - umblical region


No organomegaly


Percussion - No dullness


No Fluid thrill


No Shifting dullness

Ascultation
 -Bowel sounds heard.







RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:

Bilateral air entry is present 
Normal vesicular breath sounds are heard.







Provisional diagnosis:
Alcoholoic gastritis? 

 Investigations:


Final diagnosis:
Alcoholic gastritis


Treatment:
1. INJ. PAN 40mg IV/OD
2.INJ.ZOFER 4mg IV/TID
3.INJ. Thiamine 200mg IV/BD
4. IV. Fluids NS@ 100ml/hr





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