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Ankle And Knee Pain, Have Poly Arthritis And Low Hemoglobin. How To Handle Medication?
65 years old male admitted with left ankle pain + right knee pain . Evaluation revealed poly arthritis and low Hb%, low platelets. Patient was stabilized with conservative treatment but had acute onset dyspnea during the packed cell transfusion. Patient was treated with 02, diuretics and stabilized. Patient had acute detoriation of renal parameter stabilized with diuretics. In view of multiple problems and persistent low platelets DIAGNOSIS: • DM • CAD - RECENT ACS RECENT ACUTE LVF MILD LVD • RECENT SEPSIS - LEFT LEG FULMINENT CELLULITIS • ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY ON CKD • THROMBOCYTOPENIA / ANEMIA PRESENT ADMISSION : • POLY ARTHRITIS ( RECOVERED ) • ACUTE PULMONERY EDEMA (RECOVERED ) • PERSISTENT LOW PLATELETS Now doctor suggest Revolade 25mg for increasing platelets count and the following medicines also the patient continue. 1. Tab. Dytor 20mg 1-0-0 ( 9 am ) 2. Tab. Aztor 10mg 0-0-1 ( 8 p m ) 3. Tab. Ultracet 1-0-1 4. Tab. Neksium 40mg 1-0-0 ( ½ hr before break fast ) 5. Tab. Alprax 0.25mg 0-0-1 6. Tab. Dulcolax 0-0-2 7. Tab. Cardivas 6.25mg 1-0-1 ( 8 am – 8 pm ) DM ADVICE: 8. Inj. Human actropid 15u-15u-15u 9. Inj. Human insulatard 0-0-10u Now he is always looking drowse and sleeping. Please advice me how can we handle these medicines.
Sat, 27 Oct 2012
polyarthritis 65 yrs pt may had taken NSAIDS for longer time. low Hb , platlets may be due to NSAIDS induced ulceration which might be bleeding in GI tract. diagnosis is made DM+CAD+Cellulitis+CKD. pt become drowsy may be due to hypoglycemia so check RBS frequently and make change in insulin dose accordingly. drowsyness may be due to GI bleed which may elevate s. Ammonia level so check it and start duphalac syrup and duphalac enema if Ammonia level is elevated
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low HB , platlets , acute kidney injury due to NSAIDS induced GI ulceration which is bleeding and elevation of Ammonia which may be the reason of drowsiness. pt is on high dose of insulin so frequent checking of RBS is neccessary to rule out hypoglycemia for sleepiness + uremic encephalopathy should be ruled by doing renal functions
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