A 75 year old male with loose stools and chest pain
Here we discuss our individual patient's problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patient's clinical problems with collective current best evidence based inputs. This E log book also reflects my patient-centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome. This is a case of a 75 year old male who came to the opd with a chief complaint of loose stools and generalised weakness. History of Presenting Illness: Patient was apparently asymptomatic 10 years back. Then he developed coughing for more than 3 weeks and was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He took treatment for 6 months and then got cured. The patient was fine after that other than an occasional fever or any other mild illness, he had no serious complaints. Since one year, he said he has been coughing. It is usually dry but sometimes associated with very small quantities of mucus. Then 4 months ago he developed wheezin...