55 YEAR OLD MALE WITH PEDAL EDEMA, FACIAL PUFFINESS , SOB AND COUGH SINCE 3 MONTHS
A 55 year old male daily wage labourer by occupation . came to casualty with the c/c of pedal edema since 3 months, sob since 2 months and cough since 2 months. Patient was apparently asymptomatic 2 months back then he developed bilateral grade 2 pedal edema pitting type which was insidious in onset and gradually progressing along with facial puffiness in the same time period. He also complained of SOB which was insidious in onset and gradually progressing, aggravated on doing his regular work(Granite cutting) with no relieving factors even after taking medication. The patient had a history of occasional cough on and off, usually productive, since 2 months while doing his work which subsided on otc medication. He was a chronic alcoholic and smoker for 30 years and stopped consuming alcohol and smoking 10 days back. No h/o blood vomiting, fever and burning micturation. No h/o DM, HTN, TB, Asthma He also had a past history of right sided traumatic eye injury when hit with a sto