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A case of 42yr old female with multiple health events.

Name -k.swarnamukhi Roll no:198 A case of a 42 year old female was given with multiple problems since childhood in an attempt to understand the topic of "patient clinical data analysis". she was diagnosed with G6PD deficiency and AMPD1 deficiency.   The problems in priority I found are : 1. Swelling of face and abdomen  2. Migraine associated with left sided weakness 3. Anhydrosis / oliguria 4. Fatigue 5. Sleeplessness   Swelling  The patient gave a history of swelling since she was 1yr of age. She gave the complaints of abdomen and face swelling which led to a weight gain of 25lbs in 2 weeks which was followed by a loss of 10-15 lbs after 2 days of fasting when she was 12 yrs old. She complained of fluctuating swelling on and off. -swelling is aggravated by stress, exercise, eating the wrong thing, smoke etc. -relieved by cimetidine and rest. -could be Hemolytic anemia due to G6PD deficiency G6PD deficiency is a genetic abnormality that leads to a decreased amount of G6PD, t