80 year old male with cough and difficulty in breathing since 2 years
Hi, this is Ajitesh Racharla, a medical student currently studying in KIMS Narketpally. This page is a compilation of cases taken up during my medical school years, with an intent to correlate theoretical concepts of medicine to practical aspects of it. These E-logs have been created after taking consent from the patient and the patient's advocate. So welcome, and I encourage you to immerse yourselves into these interesting cases. NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE E LOGBOOK TO DISCUSS OUR PATIENT'S DE-IDENTIFIED HEALTH DATA SHARED AFTER TAKING HIS/HER GUARDIAN'S SIGNED INFORMED CONSENT. HERE WE DISCUSS OUR INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S PROBLEMS THROUGH A SERIES OF INPUTS FROM THE AVAILABLE GLOBAL ONLINE COMMUNITY OF EXPERTS INTENDING TO SOLVE THOSE CLINICAL PROBLEMS WITH COLLECTIVE CURRENT BEST EVIDENCE-BASED INPUT. An 80 year old male patient, farmer by occupation, resident of Nalgonda came to the hospital with CHIEF COMPLAINTS of cough and difficulty in breathing since 2 years, which