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46 yr old female with bilateral hip joint pain

SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2022

46Y Old Female with pain at the hip joint.

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46 YEAR old female a resident of Rangareddy district and a homemaker by occupation was transferred to the general medicine OPD with

Chief complaints:
Lower back pain (at hip joint) since 10 years.

History of presenting illness:
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 10 years back then she developed bilateral hip joint pain. 
The pain was insidious in onset, gradually progressive.
 Aggrevating factors are walking, kneeling down. 
2 years ago the pain increased and the patient visited hospital. Pain relief medication was given but medicine was not taken regularly.

12 days ago she visited our hospital and was transferred to General Medicine  department where indepth history was taken.

-Co hip joint pain since 10 years increased 2 years ago.
-Difficulty in bending forwards.
-Co burning sensation during micturation 10 days
-Co facial puffiness 2 months.
-No history of trauma and fever
-No history of chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath.

PAST HISTORY:
-Not a known case of DM,epilepsy, Asthma,CVA,TB.
-Known case of Hypertension (Taking medication since one year one tablet every 3 days.)
-Known case of Rheumatoid arthritis.

Menstrual History:
-Menarche at 13 years.
-Hysterectomy was done 23 years ago.

Family history:
-No similar complaints in the family members.

Personal history
Diet - mixed
Appetite - decreased since 10days
Sleep - adequate
Bowel and bladder habits -
Urination frequency decreased
Bowel habits normal
-No addictions
-No known drug allergies

General physical examination:
The patient is concious, coherent, cooperative .Well oriented to time, place, person.
Moderately build  and moderately nurished.

Pallor - present
Icterus - absent
Cyanosis - absent
Koilonychia - absent
Lymphadenopathy - absent
Edema - present (pitting type)





Vitals:
Temperature - afebrile.
BP - 130/90 mm of Hg.
PR - 80 bpm.
RR - 14 cycles per minute.
Spo2 - 98%

On Examination:
-> Trendelenberg sign - negative
-> Squat test - positive
-> Trendelenberg test - positive
-> Inguinal ligament tenderness - absent.
-> Hip flexion - reduction in range of motion.
-> Abduction 45°and adduction20°-30°- pain felt and range of motion reduced.
-> Internal rotation 30°and external rotation 30°-70°- pain felt and range of motion reduced.

Systemic examination:

CVS Examination - S1,S2 heard, no murmurs, no raised JVP. 

Respiratory system examination - Bilateral air entry present, normal  vesicular breath sounds heard.

CNS examination - normal.

Lab Investigation findings:







 USG:

CT scan:

X-ray:

Provisional Diagnosis:
Acute kidney injury on CKD with Urinary tract infection.
Bilateral hip osteoarthritis.
Diabetes Mellitus

Medications:

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