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General Medicine 2nd Internal Assessment

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Welcome to my e-log! I am Varshitha Kalidindi, a 4th year MBBS student. Given below are the answers to the General Medicine 2nd Internal Assessment, theory exam. QUESTION PAPERS:- ANSWER SHEET:-  

A 60 year old female with joint pains

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 Welcome to my blog! I am Varshitha Kalidindi, a 4th 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 60 year old female, who was an agricultural labourer by occupation (but has stopped working since 4 years), came to the hospital with complaints of  pain in both knees since 4-5 years, facial swelling since 2-3 months, pedal edema since 1 week. HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:- The patient was apparently asymptomatic 4-5 years ago. She then started developing pain in

A 62 year old male with CKD

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 Welcome to my blog! I am Varshitha Kalidindi, a 4th 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 62 year old male, sari weaver by occupation, came to the hospital 2 days ago with complaints of pedal edema since 6 months, decreased urine output since 1 month, vomiting since 10 days and shortness of breath and facial puffiness since 2 days. HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:- The patient was apparently alright till 6 months ago, when he started noticing pedal edema.