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MEDICINE BIWEEKLY BLENDED ASSESSMENT

1) What is your complete anatomic and etiologic diagnosis from the data available in the patient's online record linked above? (ignore the provisional diagnosis on admission mentioned in the case report)   The 45 year old female patient came to the opd with the chief complaints of swelling in legs which progressed to become abdominal as well as facial puffieness which was associated with decreased urine output since 5 days Looking at the history of the patient, she has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 5 years ago and also with hypertension one year ago.   Anatomical diagnosis   Observing the symptoms we can conclude that the problem is with these systems    Renal - decreased urine output, edema Cardiovascular - hypertension (shortness of breath)    Etiological diagnosis   Keeping in mind that she is a known diabetic and hypertensive patient  We can try to understand the aetiology behind the loss of function at the above mentioned anatomical sites/systems   Renal - here the reaso