78 years old male patient came to op with chief complaint of right knee joint pain since 25years
Hi, I am Y.Varunkarthik , 5th semester medical student.
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Chief Complaint
78 years old male patient came to op with chief complaint of right knee joint pain since 25years
History of presenting illness
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 25 years ago ,then he developed
* Knee pain:
Since 25 years ,which is insidious in onset , intermittent, dragging type of pain, aggravated by walking, no relieving factors
History of past illness
K/c/o hypertension since 15 years
K/c/o diabetes mellitus since 16 years
K/c/o asthma since 25 years
N/k/c/o epilepsy, tb, thyroid disorders
N/k/c/o blood transfusion
Met with accident 7 years back
Drug history - telmisartin 20 mg
Personal history
Married
Mixed diet
Normal appetite
Adequate sleep
Regular bowel and bladder movements
Addiction: had a habit of consuming alcohol 20 years back
Surgical history
*Implantation of rod in left thigh
* fluid suction in right knee
General examination
Patient is conscious,coherent and cooperative
No pallor
No icterus
No cyanosis
No clubbing of fingers
No lymphadenopathy
Pedal edema - pitting type
Temp-afebrile
Pulse rate -
Bp-
Systemic examination
Cvs-S1&S2 are heard ,
no murmurs,
no thrills
Respiratory examination - bae &NVBS are+
PA examination - no tenderness
Investigations