27 year old female patient presented with the complaints of joint pains affecting her daily activities

27 year old female patient presented with the complaints of joint pains affecting her daily activities



March 2019

  After 6 hours of sleep in the night she experienced pain , swelling , mild rise of temparature with restriction of movement of left elbow joint : slight flexion of elbow joint which lasted for one and half year 

Visted orthopedician and was on Tab PCM and ointment /gel and Tab Pan for one month but no improvement .

(She is pointing pain towards lateral epicondyle, capitulum, radial head)



September 2020

 she went for physiotherapy for right elbow joint pain 

Then 3-4 days later she started experiencing pain in the right ankle joint

At tarsal bones and fibula tibia joints ?subtalar, ? Tibiotalar. 

Pain redness swelling over joint present.

Pain was progressing and radiating from lateral to medial side and then to plantar aspect of foot 

Not relieved on medication even after 15 days



Feb 2021 

 she started experiencing pain over right wrist joint ? Arthritis She had been to a neurologist it didnt subside 

Along with that she had tremors of right hand 



July 2021

arthritis of left wrist and ankle .



Pattern : left elbow - right ankle - right wrist - left wrist - left ankle



Among all right wrist she is experiencing more pain. 



Difficulty in walking she told that she is experiencing since 2020 sept after she experienced right ankle joint pain.



No sensory symptoms 

Past history

Not a known case of DM, HTN, Asthma, Epilepsy, TB, CVD



Personal History

Diet - mixed

Appetite - normal

Bowel and bladder - regular

Sleep - adequate

No addictions , allergies



Family History - Insignificant



General examination

Patient - conscious, coherent , cooperative

Well oriented 

No signs of pallor, icterus,cyanosis, lymphadenopathy ,clubbing, edema



Temperature - afebrile

Pulse - 90bpm

Blood pressure - 100/60 mmHg

Respiratory rate - 16cycles



Systemic examination

CVS - S1, S2 heard

Respiratory system - NVBS, BAE+

Per abdomen -soft and non tender

CNS - NFND



Examination of joints

Wrist joint : flexion limited on both sides

Extension markedly limited ( Rt>left)

Ulnar deviation : limited

Radial deviation : limited

Pronation and supination: partially able to do 



Ankle joint: plantar flexion markedly limited on right side than left

Dorsiflexion able to do 

Eversion markedly limited on right side 

Inversion able to do with difficulty



The joint involved earlier has progressed to greater limitation of movements than the one involved later.



Pain is usually more in the morning and decreased as day progresses.



She also complaints of pain in the buttock region intermittently since 4 years





 Dx - Chronic inflammatory polyarticular asymmetric

? Spondyloarthropathy










Previous reports 3months back RA FACTOR done , it was negative



























Treatment



Tab ultracet 1/2 QID

Tab pregaba 75 po OD

Tab Indocap 75mg pO BD 



SOAP NOTES 
14/11/21 

27 year old female 

S
No fresh complaints 

O
PR: 69 BPM 
BP: 110/70 mmHg 
Spo2 :98 @ room air 
Temp : 97.6 °F 
CVS: S1S2 heard 
RS: BAE + , NVBS 
P/A : SOFT ,NON TENDER

A
? SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY 
? FIBROMYALGIA

P

Tab.PREGABA 75 MG / PO/OD (X-X-1)
TAB.NAPROXEN 250 MG /PO/TID 
TAB.RANITIDINE 150 MG /PO/OD (BBF)
TAB.ULTRACET 1/2 TAB QID 
TAB.PREDNISOLONE 10 MG /PO/OD (X-X-1) 
physiotherapy
 

15/11/21

SOAP NOTES ( ward case) 

27 year old female 

S
C/o pain in the rt wrist 

O
PR: 78 BPM 
BP: 110/70 mmHg 
Spo2 :98 @ room air 
Temp : 97.6 °F 
CVS: S1S2 heard 
RS: BAE + , NVBS 
P/A : SOFT ,NON TENDER

A
? SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY 

? RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 
P

Tab.PREGABA 75 MG / PO/OD (X-X-1)

TAB.RANITIDINE 150 MG /PO/OD (BBF)

TAB.ULTRACET 1/2 TAB QID

TAB FOLIC ACID 5MG PO/OD WEEKLY ONCE 

TAB METHOTREXATE 7.5MG PO/WEEKLY ONCE  




17/11/21
SOAP NOTES ( ward case) 

27 year old female 

S
C/o pain subsides for 6-8 after taking medication and again she complaining of pain 


O
PR: 78BPM 
BP: 100/70 mmHg 
Spo2 :98 @ room air 
Temp : 99.0 °F 
CVS: S1S2 heard 
RS: BAE + , NVBS 
P/A : SOFT ,NON TENDER

A
? SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY 

? Rheumatoid arthritis 

P:


TAB.RANITIDINE 150 MG /PO/OD (BBF)

TAB.PCM 650MG PO/SOS

TAB.ULTRACET 1 TAB PO/SOS

TAB FOLIC ACID 5MG PO/OD WEEKLY ONCE 
(ONLY ON MONDAY)

TAB METHOTREXATE 7.5MG PO/WEEKLY ONCE
(ONLY ON SUNDAY) 


18/11/21

SOAP NOTES ( ward case) 

27 year old female 

S
No fresh complaints 
Feeling better 


O
PR: 82BPM 
BP: 100/70 mmHg 
Spo2 :98 @ room air 
Temp : 98.2 °F 
CVS: S1S2 heard 
RS: BAE + , NVBS 
P/A : SOFT ,NON TENDER

A
? SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY 

? Rheumatoid arthritis 

P:


TAB.RANITIDINE 150 MG /PO/OD (BBF)

TAB.PCM 650MG PO/SOS

TAB.ULTRACET 1 TAB PO/SOS

TAB FOLIC ACID 5MG PO/OD WEEKLY ONCE 
(ONLY ON MONDAY)

TAB METHOTREXATE 7.5MG PO/WEEKLY ONCE
(ONLY ON SUNDAY) 


19/11/21

SOAP NOTES ( ward case) 

27 year old female 

S
C/O FEVER 1 EPISODE IN THE NIGHT 


O
PR: 85BPM 
BP: 100/70 mmHg 
Spo2 :98 @ room air 
Temp : 98.9 °F 
CVS: S1S2 heard 
RS: BAE + , NVBS 
P/A : SOFT ,NON TENDER

A
? SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY 

? Rheumatoid arthritis 

P:


TAB.RANITIDINE 150 MG /PO/OD (BBF)

TAB.PCM 650MG PO/TID

TAB.ULTRACET 1 TAB PO/SOS

TAB FOLIC ACID 5MG PO/OD WEEKLY ONCE 
(ONLY ON MONDAY)

TAB METHOTREXATE 7.5MG PO/WEEKLY ONCE
(ONLY ON SUNDAY)
TAB DULOXETINE 20MG PO OD 


20/11/21 


SOAP NOTES ( ward case) 

27 year old female 

S
C/O no fresh complaints 
Fever subsided


O
PR: 88BPM 
BP: 110/70 mmHg 
Spo2 :98 @ room air 
Temp : 97.5 °F 
CVS: S1S2 heard 
RS: BAE + , NVBS 
P/A : SOFT ,NON TENDER

A
? SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY 

? Rheumatoid arthritis 

P:


TAB.RANITIDINE 150 MG /PO/OD (BBF)

TAB.PCM 650MG PO/TID

TAB.ULTRACET 1 TAB PO/SOS

TAB FOLIC ACID 5MG PO/OD WEEKLY ONCE 
(ONLY ON MONDAY)

TAB METHOTREXATE 7.5MG PO/WEEKLY ONCE
(ONLY ON SUNDAY)
TAB DULOXETINE 20MG PO OD 


PLANNING FOR DISCHARGE

 

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