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My experiences with general cellular pathology in a case based blended learning ecosystem's CBBLE

WARM REGARDS, I'm Sowmika Marru, a passionate medical student from India. Welcome to my blog, where I share captivating real-life cases that have not only deepened my understanding of history taking and clinical examination but also enhanced my patient interaction skills and overall patient care approach. These cases have been invaluable in shaping my medical journey, and I'm excited to share them with you. Together, let's delve into the captivating world of patient care, where every interaction holds the potential for learning, growth, and making a positive impact on the lives of those we serve. Thank you for joining me on this incredible journey! CBBLE PAJR PARTICIPATORY LEARNING ACTION RESEARCH DISCLAIMER  NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE E LOGBOOK 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 ONLIN...

36 year old male came with itchy lesions all over the body

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  This E blog also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome. I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of " patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with diagnosis and treatment plan.   Chief complaints:- Itchy skin lesions all over the body since 8 months  History of present illness:- Patient was apparently alright 8 months back then he developed small papules over the cheek after which it transformed into erythematous scaly plaques first on the nose and cheek then over the entire face,neck,back,hands and legs. H/o itching over the plaques H/o photosensitivity  C/o Tenderness in wrist joint, metacarpophalangeal joint,interphalangeal joint  H/o fever 4 episodes in last 8 months,last episode 20 days back.fever lasts for one day releived...

48 year old male came abdominal distension

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   This is an online e log book to discuss our patient identified health data shared after taking his/her guardian signed informed consent. Here we discuss our individual patient problems through a series of inputs from available global online community of experts with a aim to solve those patients clinical problem with collective current best evidence based inputs.This blog also reflects my patient centered online learning portfolio and valuable inputs on the comments box is welcome.I have been given this case to solve in an attempts to understand the topic of patient clinical data analysis, to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical finding, investigation. A 48 year old male came to OPD with chief complaints of abdominal distension from past 20days.   HOPI: - Patient was apparently asymptomatic 20 days back then he developed abdominal distension which was insidious in onset and gradually progressed to present size and...