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MONTHLY ASSIGNMENT ELOG 134 (May)

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   I have been given the following cases to solve in an attmept 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 diagnosis.      1)Pulmonology   A) Link to patient details: https:// soumyanadella128eloggm. blogspot.com/2021/05/a-55- year-old-female-with- shortness-of.html Questions: 1) What is the evolution of the symptomatology in this patient in terms of an event timeline and where is the anatomical localization for the problem and what is the primary etiology of the patient's problem?  ANS:  Considering recent scenario patient first developed grade 4 SOB due to lung pathology (COPD and brochiectasis) then as the disease progressed right heart failure occurred which lead to increased back pressure and decreased venous return which lead to ankle edema and facial puffiness. Patient might also have developed renal failure as the rtf was a bi