80 yr old with fever and cough.

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Our 80yr old male patient came to the opd with chief complaints of
1.fever since 7 days.
2.Dry cough since 5 days.
HOPI:-
Patient was Apparently asymptomatic 7 days back then he developed fever which is on &Off  ,also has dry cough since 5 days 
No headache,No burning micturition,No nausea,No loose Stools.
PAST HISTORY:-
Not a known case of HTN,DM,TB,EPILEPSY.
EXAMINATION:-
Patient was conscious, coherent, cooperative,well oriented to time ,place and person .
No- pallor ,Icterus,cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy.
Temp- Afebrile (98.5f)
Bp- 100/60 mm hg
PR- 90 BPM
RR- 18 cpm
Spo2-98%
CVS- S1,S2+
RESP-BAE +
PER ABDOMEN-soft &non tender.
CNS- NAD.

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS:
 VIRAL PYREXIA WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
INVESTIGATION:-
ON 19-08-2022


20-08-2022
21-08-2022


22-08-2022
23-08-2022
24-08-2022




TREATMENT:-
IVF. 2×NS,2×RL@ 75ml/hr.
INJ.NEOMOL 1gm IV SOS
TAB .PCM 650 mg po BD
TAB.ZOFER 4 mg po sos
SYP.ASCORIL -D 15 ml Po BD.




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