A Case of Acute Kidney Injury Due to Snake Bite
Welcome to my blog! I am Varshitha Kalidindi, a 2nd year medical student. This is an e-log to discuss our patient's de-identified health data after taking informed consent of the patient. It also reflects patient centered online learning portfolio. I will be looking forward to some feedback and valuable inputs through the comments box provided below. I have been given this case 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, diagnosis and treatment plan. CASE:- A 38 year old male patient, daily wage labourer, came to the OPD with swelling in right lower limb. The patient was apparently asymptomatic 8 days ago until he got bitten by a snake. After the snake bite, he went to a government hospital nearby and was treated with ASV (Adaptive-servo ventilation) for 3 days. After this, he was referred to our hospital and is current