44 male with jaundice, sleeplessness,knee pains , loss of appetite since one month

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Patient came with c/o sleeplessness , yellowing of eyes, knee pains 
Patient was apparently asymptomatic one month back, then he developed graduall weight loss , psychotic behaviour like( talking irrelevant, beating his mom) wrist pains , knee pains so he was taken to hospital in nalgonda and used medication for 2 -3 days , he started to drink again, so then the took to another hospital in miryalaguda , he was said to have gallstones, renal stones, and jaundice so they brought here to kamineni
Past h/o denovo , dm type 2
No htn, asthma, cva cad, throid
Personal history:
He started to have alcohol from 3 years every day 2 quarters daily ( stressor: financial problems) , since one months he is having the cheif complaints , he had graduall weight loss of 10 kgs since past one year

Before 3 years: patient is auto driver ,he used to take care of his family financially, and 
 Since when he had alcohol, his son is taking care of the family financially, and the patient wasn't going to any work, he has decreased appetite, 
bowel and bladder regular, yellowish urine since one month

O/e :
Pt is c/c/c 
Bp : 120/80 mm hg
Pr 82 bpm
Cvs s1s2 heard
Rs b/l ae+
P/a : soft non tender
Cns : patient is conscious drowsy
Investigations:
Diagnosis
Alcoholic liver disease
Alcohol dependence syndrome
Tobacoo harmful use

Treatment :
Inj. Thaimine 200 mg 1 amp in 100ml ns iv tid
T.lorazepam 2mg 
T.baclofen x l 20 mg
Nicotine gums 2mg

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