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October 14, 2017, 3 months before admission, while traveling coming from a convention, the
patient experienced an epigastric pain characterized as sharp, 7/10, non-radiating and relieved by rest
which is accompanied by vomiting, nausea and malaise. The patient also passes black tarry stools.
November 2017, 1 month after visiting the hospital, the patient’s complaint still persisted:
epigastric pain, black tarry stools accompanied by nausea, malaise and occasional vomiting. With the
persistence of the said symptoms, he visited a local clinic where he was given ferrous sulphate and said
nothing about further treatment.
On the day of the admission, January 29 2017 the patient experienced the same episode of
epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting but described it as at a severe degree. Alarmed and thinking that he
can’t take it anymore, his family rushed him to CVMC and was admitted.
Family History
His father died of asthma. Four of his siblings died due wot cardiovascular disease. No family
history of diabetes, tuberculosis, kidney disease, anemia, epilepsy or mental illness.
ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS
Dec. 20, 2017, 19 days prior to admission, patient J was cleaning their
backyard after a strong rain when suddenly; he was pricked by a bamboo thorn on his
left sole. He shrugged off the wound and went on doing his chores and even went to
the rice fields to visit his crops. He continued to go to the rice fields with an open
wound on the subsequent days.
Dec. 29, 2017, 10 days prior to admission or 9 days after being wounded, the
patient developed signs and symptoms of fever &chills, loose bowel movement 3x a
day, muscle & leg pain and reddening of the sclera of both eyes. The patient refused
to go the hospital because de did not want to spend the new years eve there. He just
took paracetamol for his fever.
Jan. 3, 2018, 5 days prior to admission, the patient experienced fever noted
at 38 oC,vomiting of previously taken meals and difficulty of urinating with small
amount of urine. The patient also experienced abdominal pain characterized as
sharp, non-radiating and 7/10.
On the day of admission Jan. 8, 2018, the patient woke up and found out that
he cannot stand nor walk because of muscle pain and weakness in his legs. He was
then rushed to CVMC and was admitted.
Medical: None
Surgical: None
Psychiatric: None
FAMILY HISTORY:
Both parents are still alive and well. One of his siblings has cancer. No family history
of diabetes, tuberculosis, heart or kidney disease, anemia, epilepsy, or mental illness.
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS:
GENERAL Fever, chills
SKIN
NOSE,THROAT
NECK
RESPIRATORY
HEART
GI diarrhea
GU
PHYSICAL EXAM
GENERAL:
T: 37.8C
RR: 22 BPM
O2 Sat: 95 %
SKIN
NOSE,THROAT
NECK (-)mass
GU Oliguria(+)
MUSCULOSKELETAL
NEUROLOGIC Intact
IMPRESSION: LEPTOSPIROSIS