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77 year old male with SOB
THIS IS AN ONLINE E LOG BOOK 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 WITH AN AIM TO SOLVE THOSE CLINICAL PROBLEMS WITH COLLECTIVE CURRENT BEST EVIDENCE-BASED INPUT . A 77 year old male, fruit vendor by occupation came to opd with chief complaints of shortness of breath since one week. HOPI : Patient was apparently asymptomatic two years ago then he developed bilateral knee pain for which he went to the hospital and incidently diagnosed with hypertension. After which he was started on antihypertensives which he did not use regularly. Two months ago patient developed shortness of breath which was insidious in onset and gradually progressive as dyspnea appeared on doing minor physical activity and progressed to SOB on walking for small distances( Grade 2 to Grade 3) a