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Patient – S.W.
Age – 4 years
D.O.B. – 27/5/2013
Historian – Mother
P.C. –
H/o hypoglycemic episodes associated with seizures throughout infancy
Elective admission for fasting tests & hypoglycemia work-up
HPC
Penicillin – generalized fine bumps to body and swelling DPT/DT – x 4Τ52, x 3Τ12, x 6Τ12, x 9Τ12, x4 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠
to throat that hinders breathing Hep B, Hib – x 4Τ52, x 3Τ12, x 6Τ12, x 9Τ12,
MMR – x 12Τ12, x 18Τ12
ANTENATAL & BIRTH HX
F/u a May Pen Hospital, then CRH from 7 months BW 3.71 kg (~ 25th centile); Length 52 cm (25th – 50th
onwards centile)
Language
Gross Motor
Started talking @ <2 years
Hops ✔️, Skips ✔️, Jumps over low obstacles✔️
Knows colours ✔️
Walking @ < 1 year
Says song from memory ✔️
Asks questions ✔️
Visual Writes a few letters from her name ✔️
Copies a Square ✔️
Buttons clothing ✔️ Social / Adaptive
Dresses self but sometimes puts on clothes Shares toys ✔️
wrong-sided or back to front Plays well with other children ✔️
Breakfast
Macaronic & Cheese, nuggets, sausage, sweet corn, plaintain
Snack Dietary Habits
Cereal, juice, fruits e.g. ripe banana, naspberry, star apples, Noted to be a picky eater by mother
grapes
Alternates particular food choices every other week or
Lunch so
Rice & Peas, chicken, soup, cup cake, hot dog Note to eat small portions, for instance will eat 6
spoonfuls and state that she is full
Snack (after school)
Has been referred to a dietician after each hospital
1 bowl cereal admission but has not been found to be impactful
Lacto 1+ (5 scoops) & Nestum (3 scoops) 4 – 5 ounces,
Chips
Dinner
Chicken, dumplings, banana, rice, fish
FAMILY HX
Lives with mother & two half siblings in 4 bedroom concrete home with modern amenities
Father works in Turks and Caicos but supports financially and visits twice per year
PestsO, PetsO
Garbage disposal every 3 days
SUMMARY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
PR 110 bpm
RR 22 / min
SpO2 100% on Room Air Weight 11.1 kg (< 3rd centile)
BP 78Τ
36
BMI 27.97 kg/m2
Using 5th centile for age:
50th 88Τ50
90th 101Τ64
95th 105Τ68
99th 112Τ76
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION CONT’D
General:
Resp
Female infant sitting in mother’s lap, nil CPD
RR 2, NFO, TTO, ICRO, SCRO
AI, AC, AF, MM – pink + moist
Chest Expansion equal and adequate
Nil Lymphadenopathy
PN resonant
Hydration status: Normal Skin Turgor, Adequate salivary
pool, Cap. Refill < 2sec BS- bronchovesicular throughout, Normal intensity
CrepsO, RhonciO
CVS Abdomen
Pulse 110, normal volume, regular rhythm, R-R Soft, non-tender
synchrony MassesO
Apex - 4th LICS MCL, PSHO, ThrillsO, P2O OrganomegalyO
HS – S1 ✔️, S2 ✔️, S3O, S4O, MO BS ✔️ - Normal
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION CONT’D
CNS
Awake, Alert, cooperative with exam Motor
Nil abnormal movements Tone normal, ?bulk
Ear
Bilaterally Tympanic Membrane visualized & Normal
ErythemaO,Air-fluid levelO, Discharge
Nose
No abnormalities detected
Tonsils
Grade 1, ErythemaO,ExudateO
ASSESSMENT & DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
1. Hypoglycemia
? Ketotic vs. Non-Ketotic Hypoglycemia of Childhood