Patient clinical data analysis

  This is an online e log book to discuss our patient de-identified health data shared after taking his / her / guardians signed informed consent. Here we discuss our individual patients problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patients clinical problem with collective current best evident based input. This E blog also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome. I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan. A 45 year old female patient came OPD with  Chief complaints:  Nausea & Vomiting since 10 days . HOPI:  Pt was apparently asymtomatic 10 days ago and then developed nausea and vomiting.  Ass...

  This is an online e log book to discuss our patient de-identified health data shared after taking his / her / guardians signed informed consent. Here we discuss our individual patients problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patients clinical problem with collective current best evident based input. This E blog also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome. I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan. This is a case of a 75 year old lady who presented with weakness of right upper and lower limbs and slurring of speech since one day HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS The patient was apparently asymptomatic until...

 A 50 year old female patient a resident of Nalgonda, home maker came to the OPD with chief complaints of pain and stiffness in several joints since 1 year. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS She was apparently asymptomatic 10 years ago, then she developed a dull aching type of pain and stiffness in her finger joints(MCP joints) of right hand with limitations of movements at the joints.  Then within 6 months of onset the disease progressed to involve other joints of the right hand and left hand as well(wrist joint and elbow joint)  Within 4 years of onset she started feeling pain in the joints of the feet and ankle joint.  Since 3 months the pain became unbearable limiting her activities The pain was insidious in onset, slowly progressive dull aching type of pain, non radiating, associated with swelling, stiffness and limitations of movements in the involved joints. Stiffness and pain was more in the first 1 hour of waking up and gradually improved on movement. There are few...