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A 45 year old male with chest pain

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Patient came with chief complaints of chest pain 1 episode 6 days back Patient was apparently alright 10 to 12 years when he developed increased drowsiness for which he consulted a doctor and was diagnosed to have hypothyroidism for which he used medication for 2 to 3 years and stopped it.he developed generalised body pains more on the neck and back insidious in onset, intermittent aggravated on working and relevied on taking rest.  Then 1 week back after his dinner (non veg) he started feeling tightness in his chest(like acidity in patients words) and started feeling hot and his breath became heavy for which he tried to on the fan and became unconscious as he got up. The pain was localised non radiating. When he got unconscious his family members observed that he was profusely sweating and pass urine involuntarily following which his family members took him to the hospital for which treatment was done for coronary artery disease, acute inferior wall mi with EF 45% He later got con...
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60Y old male with sob, abdominal distention and bilateral pedal edema since 4 days

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  Patient came with chief complaints of shortness of breath since 4 days, pedal edema since 4 days and abdominal distention since 4 days Patient was apparently asymptomatic 5 years back when he had an injury to the left leg by a thorn prick for which doctor advised him to keep ice over it. He did this for 5 days when he noticed swelling accompanied by blebs. Swelling was localised and associated with pain which was non radiating, no know aggravating or releiving factors for which he was admitted and dressing was done for 1 week and later ok discharged after the swelling had reduced. During this visit to the hospital he was given a pint of blood transfusion due to decreased heamoglobin count. The patient complains of neck pain from 10 years has history of lifting heavy weights on shoulders, non radating, no known aggravated and releving factors. Some releif on using collar. Use it when he is unable to bear it. H/o knee pain since 10 years bilateral non radiating aggravates on walkin...
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