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| CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL -- CLINICAL NOTES REPOSITORY |
| Department of Internal Medicine & Critical Care | March 2025 |
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| PATIENT: James Mitchell | ID: P-1001 | Ward: Cardiology |
| ATTENDING: Dr. Sarah Chen | Date: 28-Feb-2025 |
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| PRESENTING COMPLAINT: |
| Routine follow-up of Stage 2 hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. |
| Intermittent morning headaches (4/10). Good medication compliance. |
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| VITAL SIGNS: |
| BP: 158/96 mmHg (target <130/80) HR: 78 bpm SpO2: 97% Weight: 94 kg BMI: 31.2 |
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| ASSESSMENT & PLAN: |
| 1. Hypertension -- suboptimal. Increase Amlodipine 5mg to 10mg OD. |
| Add Indapamide 1.5mg MR if BP >140/90 at follow-up in 4 weeks. |
| 2. Type 2 DM -- HbA1c 8.2% (target <7%). Increase Metformin to 1000mg BD. |
| Dietitian referral. Consider adding Empagliflozin 10mg OD at next visit. |
| 3. CKD Stage 2 (eGFR 58) -- monitor. AVOID NSAIDs. Annual urine ACR. |
| 4. Atorvastatin 40mg OD continued. LDL target <1.8 mmol/L. |
| REVIEW: 4 weeks. Repeat FBC, U&E, HbA1c, fasting lipids. |
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| PATIENT: David Park | ID: P-1005 | Ward: ICU Bed 4 |
| ATTENDING: Dr. Sarah Chen | Date: 01-Mar-2025 | Time: 06:30 |
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| PRESENTING COMPLAINT: |
| 49M admitted with 3-day productive cough, fever (39.4C), rigors. Haemodynamic |
| deterioration at 02:00 -- BP 72/40 mmHg. Septic Shock from CAP. |
| Allergy: Cephalosporins (rash). |
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| HOUR-1 SEPSIS BUNDLE (completed 03:15): |
| [x] Blood cultures x2 at 02:45 -- results pending |
| [x] Lactate: 4.8 mmol/L (CRITICAL -- repeat at 06:00) |
| [x] IV Meropenem 1g q8h started 03:00 (Day 1) |
| [x] IV Norepinephrine 0.1 mcg/kg/min -- MAP now 66 mmHg |
| [x] 30 mL/kg crystalloid (2L 0.9% NaCl) completed |
| [x] CXR: Right lower lobe consolidation |
| [x] ABG: pH 7.28 -- metabolic acidosis |
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| CURRENT STATUS (06:30): |
| MAP: 67 mmHg | SpO2: 91% on HFNC 60L/min FiO2 0.5 |
| Urine output: 35 mL/h | Lactate 06:00: 3.2 mmol/L (improving) |
| PLAN: Continue Meropenem. Low threshold for intubation if SpO2 <88%. |
| De-escalate antibiotics when micro sensitivities available. |
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| PATIENT: Helen Costa | ID: P-1006 | Ward: Cardiology |
| ATTENDING: Dr. Raj Kumar | Date: 18-Jan-2025 |
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| PRESENTING COMPLAINT: |
| 64F with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (EF 35%). 5-day progressive dyspnoea (NYHA III), |
| bilateral leg swelling, orthopnoea. Weight up 5 kg in 10 days. |
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| VITAL SIGNS: |
| BP: 102/68 mmHg HR: 102 bpm (irregular -- AF) SpO2: 89% on room air |
| JVP elevated 6 cm. Bibasal crackles. Pitting oedema 2+ to knees. |
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| ECHO: EF 33% (down from 38% in October). Moderate MR. LV hypokinesis -- diffuse. |
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| DIAGNOSIS: Acute decompensated HFrEF |
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| PLAN: |
| 1. IV Furosemide 80mg BD -- target diuresis 1.5-2L/day. Strict fluid restriction 1.5L. |
| 2. Carvedilol 6.25mg BD -- hold if SBP < 90 mmHg. |
| 3. AF with RVR -- IV Digoxin loading 0.5mg, then 0.25mg in 6h. Continue Apixaban. |
| 4. Hyponatraemia (Na 128) -- restrict free water. Avoid hypotonic IV fluids. |
| REVIEW: Twice daily. |
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| PATIENT: Margaret Johnson | ID: P-1010 | Ward: Geriatrics |
| ATTENDING: Dr. Lisa Tran | Date: 10-Feb-2025 |
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| Serum Digoxin 2.8 nmol/L (therapeutic: 1.0-2.6). Possible double dose at nursing home. |
| Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, yellow-green visual halos. |
| ECG: Sinus bradycardia HR 48, PR prolongation 240ms. No heart block. |
| K+: 3.1 (low) -- IV potassium 40 mmol in 500mL NaCl over 4h. |
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| MANAGEMENT: |
| 1. HOLD Digoxin until level <2.0 nmol/L (repeat in 24h) |
| 2. Continuous cardiac monitoring -- alert for AV block or VT |
| 3. DigiFab NOT indicated at this level (threshold: life-threatening arrhythmia or K+>5.5) |
| 4. Notify nursing home pharmacist -- review MAR for double-dosing incident |
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