4. SOB: gradually worsening for 6 months
Initially she could climb up small slopes and function
day to day activities
For last 3 months condition worsen
Now cannot walk even few steps inside house and
perform her day to day activities due to
breathlessness
NO SOB at rest (NYHA III)
NO cough , sputum production or wheezing
episodes
NO chest pain, palpitation, orthopnoea, PND, ankle
swelling
5. Easy fatigability & Lethargy
6 months worsening lethargy
Preferred sleeping most time
NO lump observed in the neck, cold intolerance,
constipation ( Hypothyroidism)
NO recurrent infections, sore throat, oral ulcers
(Leukopenia)
NO bleeding manifestations ( Thrombocytopenia)
6. LOA & LOW
Only small quantity
Nausea+
NO vomiting, dysphagia & odynophagia
Has noticed clothes become loose : BW not
measured recently
Has noticed drenching night sweats
No fever
7. Backache
Dull aching low back pain worsening in nights
Lasted 3 months
NO radiation, worsening by coughing / sneezing
NO trauma / falls recently
8. Abdominal pain
Right sided lower abdominal pain
Gradual onset
Mild severity
dull ache
No radiation
Persistent throughout the day
No aggravating or relieving factors
9. Vegetarian ( Deficiency anaemia?)
NO pica
NO forgetfulness / lower limb weakness
NO steatorrhea, chronic diarrheoa ( malabsorption)
NO PR bleeding, PV bleeding, haematemesis,
maleana, heamaturia ( Blood Loss)
Not noticed yellowish discoloration of eyes or dark
urine ( heamolysis)
10. UOP : normal
has noticed frothy urine for past 1 month
No Smoky urine ( no active sediments)
NO other urinary symptoms
NO skin rashes, joint ache
11. Past medical History
NO TB
Solid organ or Haematological Malignancy
No Autoimmune disorder
Hypertension + past 7 years - incidental
2 episodes of hospital admissions with high BP
NO IHD, Angina, strokes or TIA
On Losartan 50 mg bd
Follow up at pvt sector
No DM ,Dyslipideamia
Gyneacological Hx: P3 C3 NVD
12. Past surgical History
D&C done
Indication : post menopausal bleeding
No abnormalities in histology
No blood transfusions
13. Drug & Allergy
Asprin 75 mg nocte
Atrovastatin 20 mg nocte
Losartan 50 mg bd
No Food Drug or plaster allergy
14. Family History
No consanguineous marriage
No blood disorders in family
Strong family history of HT
15. Social history
Married
Mother of 5 children
Husband had a stroke 8 months back
Both living with youngest daughter
No income
Total depend on daughter : helped financially by
children
ADL : greatly impaired due to SOB
Good hygiene at home
Hospital : Piliyandala – 15 mins drive
16. What are we dealing with?
A 65 year old lady
Known patient with HT on Rx
Worsening Excertional dyspnoea
LOA
LOW
Drenching night sweats
Lower back pain
Right sided lower abdominal pain
Non smoky Frothy urine
21. General examination
Thin build, ill looking, elderly female
Not dyspnoeic
Afebrile
Pale+, not icteric, or cyanosed
No angular stomatitis, glossitis, oral ulcers
No nail changes : Koilonoichia, leukonoichia
No cervical , axillary, inguinal lymphadenopathy
No skin rashes or ecchimotic patches
No B/L ankle oedema
No peripheral stigmata of CkD – periorbital oedema, dry
skin, half half nails
Breast : NAD
22. Abdomen
Not distended
No surgical scars
Tender area in R/ illiac fossa
No organomegaly or palpable masses
No free fluids
Bowel sounds+
DRE: NAD
23. Spine examination
No Kyphosis /Scoliosis
No tender areas over the spine
No sacro- illiac joint tenderness
Full range of movement was present
24. CVS
Pulse :88 bpm regular good volume all peripheral
pulses present
B.P : 130/90mmHg
Apex : 5th IC space mid clavicular line
Dual rhythm no murmurs
25. RS
R/R : 18 / min
Chest movements normal B/L
Trachea midline
Vocal Fremitus : Normal
Percussion note : resonant 3 zones B/L
B/L vesicular breathing
No added sounds
26. CNS examination
Alert
Oriented in time place and person
No abnormalities detected in central & peripheral
nervous system
Fundi : NAD
27. Summery
A 65 year old known hypertensive female for past 7
years, presented with progressive exertional dyspneoa
(NYHA III) , LOA,LOW, Malaise and lethargy for 6
months duration.
With 3 months history of dull lower back pain & Lower
abdominal pain. Few weeks of drenching night sweats
without fever.
On examination she was pale not icteric with no
peripheral lymphadenopathy having RIF tenderness
without organomegaly and unremarkable systemic
examination.
28. Problem List
Acute
Excertional dyspnoea with constitutional symptoms
Back ache
Pallor
RIF pain
Chronic
Hypertension
Impaired quality of life
Socio economic impact on daughter with caring 2
elders
38. Skeletal survey
No Lytic lesions in the x-
ray
Skull –Lateral
Lumbo sacral – AP /LAT
Pelvic
39. Bone marrow Biopsy
• Easy aspiration
• Erythrocytes,
megakaryocytes,
granulocytes normal
morphology &
maturation
• No blast cells
• Plasma cells 10%
• No secondary
infiltrations noted
40. Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis Criteria
Monoclonal gamma globulinaemia
>30g/l serum paraprotein
Bone marrow increase plama cells >20%
Bone lesions
Pepper pots apperance-osteolitic areas without
evidance of surrounding osteolytic or osteosclerotic
reactions
41. USS abdomen
• RIF tenderness
exclude any
pathology
• To exclude
malignancy in
abdomen which
can cause
deposits in bone
• Exclude
hepatosplenomeg
aly
Findings
R adenexial mass
? Ovarian tumour
42. CA 125
23 U/ml
CA 125 use as one of several tests to diagnose
ovarian CA
Or
Monitoring of people with well known ovarian
malignancies
47. Differential Diagnosis after investigations
Lymphoma
Secondary deposits in
the lymph nodes & bone
marrow
Tuberculosis
48. Further management
Patient referred to Haematology follow up
Planned ultrasound guided lymph node biopsy –
results awaiting
Continued same medication for hypertension
Symptomatic management
Pain : PCM 1 g SOS
Nutritional advices given to caregivers
Nausea – metoclopramide 10mg tds
49. Lymphoma
Hodgkin`s
• Majority young adults
• Extra nodal
manifestation is rare
• Non Heterogenic
• Present with painless
rubbery lymph nodes
• Lymph node biopsy has
REED STERNBERG
CELLS
• curable
Non Hodgkin`s
• Majority older age
• Heterogenic
presentation
• Extra nodal
manifestations common
• Present with extra nodal
disease
• FBC,Blood
pic,CECT,lymph node
biopsy,BM aspiration