Farxaan A

Farhan abdiwahab Ibrahim
karamara General hospital

Name: ahmed yasin halane
Age: 30 Sex: male
Occupation: house
Religion: muslim
Address: hodlay
Date of Admission was : 22/8/2024
Ethnicity: somali
The Department: surgery word:
surgery Bed No: 03
Marital Status: married
Date of Clerking: 23/8/2024
Source of History: The Patient himself
PREVIOUS ADMISSION =non
CHIEF
COMPLAINT
Yellowish discoloration of eyes of one month duration
HPI *
The patient was last relatively healthy 04 weeks back at which time he started to
experience dark
colored urine & clay colored stool associated with itching sensation which began from his
hands & later progressed to include all of his body. The itching worsens during night time.
2
weeks prior to admission his father began to notice persistent yellowish discoloration of his
eyes. In addition to this he started to experience steady epigastric pain without radiation
which was aggravated by eating heavy foods and relieving by using analgesics . He has also
low grade intermittent fever but no chills
or rigor. 03 days prior to admission he started to experience nausea & non blood tingled,
non
bilious vomiting of ingested matter about 6 times /day.
 Has anorexia, easily fatigability & unquantified weight loss for the past 4 weeks to
the extent his trousers become loose
He Has history of tinnitus, blurring of vision & light headedness
 No history of cigarette smoking or chronic alcohol consumption
 His regular dietary habit is rice, spaghetti.
Otherwise.
 No history of similar illness in the family
 No history of previous abdominal surgery
 No history of multiple sexual partner, contact with jaundiced patient or blood
transfusion
 No history of medication
 No history of chronic cough, contact with chronic cougher or previous TB
By: Dr Ahmed Abdulahi title HO

treated
 No self/family history of HTN or asthma. No family history of DM
 He has been screened for RVI 6months back & found to be NR
Finally, he was admitted to karamarda general hospital
.
PAST ILLNESS
No hx of childhood illnesses like chicken pox, mumps or small pox. Not vaccinated.
No hx of previous surgery, trauma, psychiatry problems or drug allergy.
Review of system (ROS)
 H.E.E.N.T
 Head: No hx of headache or head injury
 Eyes: No hx of blurring of vision, pain in the eyes, eye itching, or sontaneous
lacrimation
 Ears:
No hx of Earache, deafness, ear discharge, vertigo or tinnitus
 Nose:
No hx of nasal bleeding or discharge
 Mouth and throat:
No hx gum bleeding, tooth extraction
 Lymphoglandular system (LGS):
Hx of swelling in the neck,
No hx of heat or cold intolerance.
 Respiratory System (RS):
No hx of cough, chest pain or fast breathing
 Cardiovascular system (cvs):
No hx dyspnea, orthonea or PND
 Gastrointestinal system (GIS):
 No hx of diarrhea or constipation
 Genitourinary system (GUS):
No hx of flank pain, see HPI
 Integumentary system (IGS):
No hx of skin rash or ulcers
 Muskuloskeletal system (MSS):
No hx of loss of limb function or joint pain.
Central nervous system (CNS):
No forgetfulness,abnormal body mov’t or insomnia.
Personal History
 He was born and raised in hodlay, where he lived all his life. He had a healthy
childhood and was an active boy who liked helping his father around the farm.
There was no school near his village and like his parents, he never went to
school. But he is able to read and write numbers.
 He is a farmer and also raises cattle, sheep and goat.
 He usually eats ‘injera’ made of ‘teff & ‘shiro’ made of ’atter’ basta,rice

 He is currently married and has ten children. All are alive & healthy.
 He doesn't use alcohol and chat abuse
Family History
Father and mother:
Both his father and mother are dead. His father died around 30 years ago at unknown age
by
unknown cause while his mother died two years ago
Siblings:
 He has two sisters and four brothers. All are alive & well.
Family Diseases:
 No family history of DM, hypertension, Asthma, tuberculosis, allergy or sudden
deaths.
Physical Examination
General Appearance
Chronic sick looking,
Vital signs
BP: 110/70mmHg, right arm, sitting position
PR: 95bpm, Rt radial artery, regular & full volume
RR: 18 breath/min, shallow & regular
T0: 35.20c, axillary, @10 AM
Weight: 65kg
Height: 160cms
H.E.E.N.T
Head: Normal size, shape and hair distribution.No scar or tenderness
Ears: Normal contour of pinna.Clear external ear canal.
Eyes: No periorbital edema, ptosis, exophthalmoses or strabismus.
 Pile conjunctivae, icteric sclera
Nose: The nasal septum is central. There is no polyp or active discharge
Mouse and throat: The lips show no fissure or ulceration
 The gums are intact with no ulceration. There are no carious teeth,
extraction, dentures or filling.
 Tongue – no atrophied papillae, The buccal mucosa is pink & wet.
Lymphoglandular system
 There is no significantly enlarged..
 Supraclavicular, periumbilical,axillary, inguinal lymph nodes, testis
 Respiratory System
Inspection:

 No peripheral or central cyanosis or clubbing or the finger nails
 Breathing is shallow and regular
 No SC or IC retraction
 No chest wall deformity or surgical scar
 No chest lag
Palpation:
 Trachea is central
 No subcutaneous emphysema
 No chest wall tenderness
 Tactile fremitus is comparable on both sides
 Chest expansion is symmetrical
Percussion:
 Resonant all over lung fields
Auscultation:
 Vesicular breat
Cardiovascular system
Arterial:
 All peripherally accessible arteries are palpable
 No thickening of vessels wall
 No radio-femoral delay
Venous:
 JVP is not raised
 No distended neck vein
 Negative Hepato-jugular reflex
Precordial examination
Inspection:
 No precordial bulging
 Quite precordium
 The apical impulse is not visible
Palpation:
 No palpable heart sound
 The PMI is at the 5th ICS lateral to MCL, localized & tapping.

 There is no parasternal or apical heave. There is no thrill.
Auscultation:
 S1 & S2 are well heard
 No murmur or gallop
Abdominal examination
Inspection:
 The abdomen is flat & symmetrical
 It moves with respiration.
 The flanks are not full
 No distended abdominal vein
 No surgical scar
Auscultation:
Normo-active bowel sound (8/min)
 No bruit over renal artery, abdominal aorta or liver area
Palpation:
 Superficial palpation:
o There is tenderness
o No superficially palpable mass
 Deep palpation:
o No organomegally
Percussion:
 No sign of fluid collection(shifting dullness/fluid thrill)
 Total vertical liver span (TVLS) along the right mid-clavicular line =6cms
DRE
 Inspection
o No ulceration or visible mass
 Palpation
o Normal anal sphincter tone
o There is a mass which has smooth surface, regular border, firm consistency, not fixed
to rectal mucosa & palpable medial sulcus but the upper border isn’t reachable
o No blood on the examining finger
INVESTIGATION
Laboratory
 Liver function test/LFT
o Serum bilirubin (Total & Direct), ALP, SGOT, SGPT, GGT
Predominant rise in ALP in relation to SGOT & SGPT reflects
cholestasis(intra/exra-hepatic) .
o PT PT prolongation with Vitamin K administration is compatible with
obstructive jaundice
 Viral markers

Hepatitis B surface antigen/HBsAg & Hepatitis C virus antibody/HCVAb
 CBC—acute cholangitis
 Urine bilirubin
Imaging
 Abdominal Ultrasound
Important for documenting stones in the gallbladder (if still present) & determines size of
CBD (Common bile duct is said to be dilated when the diameter is >8mm)
 Contrast CT-scan (abdominal)
 MRI
DIFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
1. Congenital: Biliary atresia, choledochal cyst

2. Inflammatory: Ascending cholangitis, sclerosing cholangitis
3. Obstructive: Common bile duct (CBD) stones, biliary stricture, parasitic infestation
4. Neoplastic: Carcinoma of head of pancreas, periampulary carcinoma,
cholangiocarcinoma, Klatskin tumor
5. Extrinsic compression: Compression by lymph node
Assignment
obstructive jaundice

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Farhan abdiwahab Ibrahim

karamara General hospital

PREVIOUS ADMISSION =non

By: Dr Ahmed Abdulahi title HO

Review of system (ROS)

By: Dr Ahmed Abdulahi title HO

By: Dr Ahmed Abdulahi title HO

By: Dr Ahmed Abdulahi title HO

By: Dr Ahmed Abdulahi title HO

1. Congenital: Biliary atresia, choledochal cyst

By: Dr Ahmed Abdulahi title HO

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