A few days ago, one above-60 poorly controlled diabetic patient was brought by his son. Two days before the visit, the patient started feeling weakness in his body. Later, he was unable to walk. He came to us in a wheelchair. He also had a cold, cough, and fever at that time. The family members considered his illness a viral infection.
When I examined him, I found marked weakness in the right upper and lower limbs of his body. He had some sort of facial asymmetry also. He felt his tongue was heavy! His blood sugar was quite high!
It was a case of CVD (stroke) with right-sided weakness! Most probably uncontrolled blood sugar was the primary risk factor! I explained all to his son and urged him to go to the higher center for a CT scan of his head. It was already a late case!!
One day later, a 51-year-old mother was brought by her son and daughter. The same problem; weakness in the body. And, for this patient, it was again at the right upper limb. For her, she was already having lower limb problems and was wheelchair-bound. She also had DM, HTN, and dyslipidemia!
I told her to squeeze my hands simultaneously. Her right-hand power was markedly reduced!! I explained it to her son and asked him to take her to a higher center. He refused at first and asked for intravenous fluid with vitamin injection for the weakness! I was able to convince him finally to take her to the higher center!
In case of a stroke or a heart attack, time is of the essence! Early management with thrombolysis (after excluding hemorrhage) can save a patient from disabilities!
Side Hustle
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My Favorite projects/programs/communities on Hive
- We Are Alive Community and Tribe
- Ecency Mobile App, Ecency Web, and Ececny Wave
- D.Buzz microblogging platform
