Draft Medical Record / Clinical Case Summary
Source: Extracted from uploaded laboratory, ECG, radiology, and ultrasound reports.
Important limitation: This is a retrospective draft, not an official hospital record. Symptoms, medication history, allergies, vital signs, physical findings, exact admission/discharge dates, and actual daily physician notes were not supplied. These items are marked as not documented and must be confirmed by the treating team.
1. Administrative Information
| Item | Information |
|---|
| Hospital | Can Tho City General Hospital, Vietnam |
| Patient name | Nguyen Van Bay |
| Sex | Male |
| Date of birth | 01/01/1958 |
| Age | 68 years |
| Address | Ap Thoi Hiep A, Xa Thoi Lai, Can Tho City, Vietnam |
| Medical record number | 2608241613 |
| Department(s) documented | Emergency/Resuscitation, later Endocrinology |
| Emergency presentation date documented | 24/08/2026 |
| Endocrinology ward documented | Room 04, bed H026 on 04/09/2026 and 07/09/2026 |
| Attending/admitting clinicians documented | Dr Nguyen Quoc The, Dr Tran Thi Ky Thanh, and others on investigation forms |
| Date of this summary | 16/09/2026 |
2. Reason for Hospitalization
Documented reason
The exact patient-reported chief complaint is not available in the supplied records.
The patient was evaluated through the emergency/resuscitation service on 24/08/2026, with recorded diagnostic concerns including:
- Multifocal post-traumatic osteonecrosis, code M87.20
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Hypoglycemia, code E16.1
- Suspected/unspecified renal impairment
- Suspected liver disorder
- Abnormal cardiac rhythm/palpitations
- Subsequent evaluation documented peripheral arterial disease with left femoral arterial thrombosis/atherosclerosis.
Probable clinical indications for continued admission and monitoring
Based on the records, ongoing inpatient assessment was warranted for:
- Diabetes with documented hyperglycemia and an earlier coded hypoglycemic episode.
- Systemic infection or inflammatory process, suggested by severe neutrophilic leukocytosis.
- Microcytic anemia.
- Left lower-limb arterial thrombosis and peripheral arterial disease.
- Hypokalemia on more than one measurement.
- Multiple cardiovascular risk factors: diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and peripheral arterial disease.
3. History of Present Illness
The detailed chronology of symptoms before arrival is not available. On 24/08/2026, the patient was assessed in the emergency/resuscitation department. Reported diagnoses on investigation request forms included prior traumatic multifocal osteonecrosis, type 2 diabetes, hypoglycemia, possible liver disease, possible renal impairment, and abnormal cardiac rhythm.
During the subsequent inpatient course, documentation from the Endocrinology Department listed:
- Urinary-system infection, site unspecified
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus without documented complication
- Mixed hyperlipidemia
- Primary hypertension
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
- Palpitations/tachycardia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Chronic peripheral venous insufficiency
- Hypokalemia
- Anemia, unspecified
- Pain, site unspecified
By late August, lower-limb Doppler ultrasound identified atherosclerosis and non-complete thrombotic obstruction of the distal one-third of the left femoral artery, with bilateral deep venous valvular insufficiency.
4. Past Medical History
Documented conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Primary hypertension
- Mixed dyslipidemia
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease/peripheral arterial disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Benign prostatic enlargement
- History/diagnosis of post-traumatic multifocal osteonecrosis
- Anemia, microcytic pattern on serial complete blood count
- Hypokalemia, recurrent or persistent in late August and early September 2026
- Urinary-system infection, site unspecified in the hospital coding
Not documented in supplied records
- Previous surgery or vascular intervention
- Smoking, alcohol use, or other substance use
- Medication history prior to admission
- Drug allergies
- Family history
- Previous stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, cancer, or tuberculosis
- Baseline mobility, chronic limb pain, claudication distance, foot ulcer history, or prior amputation
- Previous transfusions
5. Admission Condition
Objective data available at emergency evaluation on 24/08/2026
- ECG: regular sinus rhythm, heart rate about 97 beats/minute, with incomplete right bundle branch block.
- Serum glucose: 12.0 mmol/L, elevated.
- Creatinine: 113 µmol/L, within the report’s stated male reference range.
- Sodium: 134 mmol/L, mildly low.
- Potassium: 3.4 mmol/L, low.
- Chloride: 99 mmol/L, normal.
- AST: 14 U/L, normal.
- ALT: 12 U/L, normal.
- Chest X-ray: no cardiopulmonary abnormality identified.
- Abdominal ultrasound: enlarged prostate, otherwise no major acute abnormality identified.
Admission vital signs
Not documented in the supplied images. Temperature, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, body weight, body mass index, and capillary glucose trend should be retrieved from the original inpatient chart.
6. Clinical Examination
No contemporaneous written bedside examination was supplied. The following is the appropriate structured documentation format, with only findings supported by imaging/tests stated as positive.
A. General examination
| Examination item | Status |
|---|
| Consciousness, orientation, GCS | Not documented |
| General appearance, distress, hydration | Not documented |
| Pallor | Not formally documented. Serial anemia makes clinical pallor possible, but it cannot be confirmed from records. |
| Jaundice, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy | Not documented |
| Peripheral edema | Not documented |
| Skin temperature/color of lower limbs | Not documented |
| Foot wounds, ulcers, necrosis, gangrene | Not documented |
| Vital signs | Not documented |
B. Cardiovascular examination
| Examination item | Status |
|---|
| Heart sounds, murmurs, rhythm on auscultation | Not documented |
| Peripheral pulses: femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial | Not documented clinically |
| Capillary refill and limb perfusion | Not documented clinically |
| ECG | Sinus rhythm, 97 beats/minute, incomplete right bundle branch block |
| Lower-limb arterial Doppler | Left distal femoral arterial thrombosis with atherosclerosis, non-complete obstruction; bilateral lower-limb arterial atherosclerosis; moderate to severe stenosis in segments of the left femoral artery |
| Venous Doppler | No venous thrombus documented; bilateral deep venous valvular insufficiency |
C. Respiratory examination
| Examination item | Status |
|---|
| Dyspnea, cough, sputum, oxygen requirement | Not documented |
| Chest auscultation | Not documented |
| Chest X-ray, 24/08/2026 | Both lungs clear; hilar/mediastinal contours not widened; cardiac silhouette normal; costophrenic angles sharp. No cardiopulmonary abnormality reported. |
D. Abdominal examination
| Examination item | Status |
|---|
| Pain, guarding, hepatosplenomegaly, ascites | Not documented clinically |
| Abdominal ultrasound, 24/08/2026 | No ascites. Liver normal in size and echotexture, smooth contour, no biliary duct dilatation. Gallbladder without stones or wall thickening. Pancreas not enlarged and homogeneous. Kidneys normal size without stones or hydronephrosis. Bladder without stones or wall thickening. Abdominal aorta not dilated. |
E. Genitourinary examination
| Examination item | Status |
|---|
| Dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain, flank pain | Not documented |
| Prostate | Ultrasound: prostate enlargement, approximately 46 × 40 × 44 mm, estimated weight 43 g |
| Urinalysis, 25/08/2026 | Specific gravity 1.015; pH 7.5; leukocytes negative; erythrocytes negative; nitrite negative; protein 1.0 g/L elevated; glucose 28 mmol/L elevated; ketones negative; bilirubin negative; urobilinogen 3.4 µmol/L |
F. Neurological and musculoskeletal examination
| Examination item | Status |
|---|
| Mental state, cranial nerves, motor/sensory examination | Not documented |
| Bone/joint pain, range of motion, gait and functional status | Not documented |
| Known diagnosis | Multifocal post-traumatic osteonecrosis was listed on emergency documentation; site and severity are not provided. |
7. Investigations
A. Hematology
| Date | RBC | Hemoglobin | Hematocrit | MCV | MCH | MCHC | Platelets | WBC | Neutrophils | Lymphocytes |
|---|
| 04/09/2026 | 3.41 ×10¹²/L | 87 g/L | 0.26 L/L | 77 fL | 25 pg | 333 g/L | 653 ×10⁹/L | 24.75 ×10⁹/L | 85.5% | 5.8% |
| 07/09/2026 | 3.93 ×10¹²/L | 104 g/L | 0.31 L/L | 78 fL | 26 pg | 338 g/L | 700 ×10⁹/L | 22.91 ×10⁹/L | 82.6% | 9.6% |
Interpretation:
- Moderate microcytic, hypochromic anemia, improving from 87 to 104 g/L but still clinically significant.
- Marked leukocytosis with neutrophilia on both dates, consistent with an active bacterial infection, severe inflammatory process, stress response, or less commonly hematologic disease.
- Marked thrombocytosis, potentially reactive to infection and/or iron deficiency, but requires clinical review.
B. Blood chemistry and electrolytes
| Date | Glucose | Creatinine | Sodium | Potassium | Chloride | AST | ALT |
|---|
| 24/08/2026 | 12.0 mmol/L high | 113 µmol/L | 134 mmol/L low | 3.4 mmol/L low | 99 mmol/L | 14 U/L | 12 U/L |
| 04/09/2026 | Not supplied | Not supplied | 140 mmol/L | 3.4 mmol/L low | 99 mmol/L | Not supplied | Not supplied |
| 07/09/2026 | Not supplied | 97 µmol/L | 139 mmol/L | 4.0 mmol/L | 99 mmol/L | Not supplied | Not supplied |
Interpretation:
- Hyperglycemia documented at emergency presentation.
- Mild hyponatremia and hypokalemia on 24/08/2026.
- Hypokalemia persisted on 04/09/2026 but was corrected by 07/09/2026.
- Creatinine was within the reported laboratory range on available dates.
- Liver enzymes were normal on the available test.
C. Urinalysis, 25/08/2026
- Specific gravity: 1.015
- pH: 7.5
- Leukocytes: negative
- Erythrocytes: negative
- Nitrite: negative
- Protein: 1.0 g/L, elevated
- Glucose: 28 mmol/L, elevated
- Ketones: negative
- Bilirubin: negative
- Urobilinogen: 3.4 µmol/L
Interpretation: Glucosuria and proteinuria in a patient with diabetes. This single urinalysis does not confirm a urinary tract infection because leukocyte esterase and nitrite were negative; urine microscopy and culture are needed if infection is suspected.
D. ECG, 24/08/2026
- Regular sinus rhythm
- Heart rate about 97 beats/minute
- Normal frontal axis
- No ST-segment elevation or depression reported
- QT interval not prolonged
- Incomplete right bundle branch block
E. Chest X-ray, 24/08/2026
- Lungs clear bilaterally
- No widened mediastinum
- Cardiac silhouette within normal limits
- Costophrenic angles sharp
- Conclusion: no cardiopulmonary abnormality identified
F. Abdominal Ultrasound, 24/08/2026
- No ascites
- Liver, gallbladder, biliary tract, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, and abdominal aorta without acute significant abnormality
- Prostate enlargement, approximately 43 g
- No pleural effusion
- Conclusion: benign prostatic enlargement
G. Bilateral Lower-Limb Arterial and Venous Doppler, 26/08/2026
- Arterial atherosclerosis present.
- Left distal one-third femoral artery: wall plaque with thrombus and poor echogenicity.
- Thrombus causes incomplete occlusion, not complete arterial occlusion.
- Right arterial waveform and velocity reported as normal.
- Left femoral artery had incomplete color filling; left popliteal and anterior/posterior tibial arterial waveforms were monophasic.
- No deep venous thrombus identified.
- Deep venous reflux/valvular insufficiency bilaterally: reflux time approximately 1,190 ms in the right femoral vein and 1,290 ms in the left femoral vein.
Doppler conclusion:
- Left distal femoral arterial thrombosis associated with atherosclerosis, causing incomplete obstruction.
- Bilateral lower-extremity arterial atherosclerosis, with moderate-to-severe narrowing in segments of the left femoral artery.
- Bilateral deep venous valvular insufficiency.
8. Daily Inpatient Clinical Course Based on Available Records
24/08/2026: Emergency/Resuscitation assessment
- Evaluated for multiple recorded medical problems, including diabetes, hypoglycemia, multifocal osteonecrosis, possible renal/liver disorder, and abnormal cardiac rhythm.
- Hyperglycemia was present: glucose 12.0 mmol/L.
- Mild hyponatremia: sodium 134 mmol/L.
- Hypokalemia: potassium 3.4 mmol/L.
- Renal function and transaminases were not significantly abnormal on available values.
- ECG showed sinus rhythm at 97 beats/minute with incomplete right bundle branch block.
- Chest X-ray showed no acute cardiopulmonary abnormality.
- Abdominal ultrasound found prostatic enlargement but no acute hepatobiliary, renal, or urinary obstruction.
25/08/2026: Urinary assessment
- Urinalysis showed significant glucosuria and proteinuria.
- No pyuria, hematuria, or nitrite positivity was documented.
- The coding of urinary-system infection requires correlation with symptoms, urine microscopy, and culture.
26/08/2026: Vascular assessment
- Doppler ultrasound identified left distal femoral arterial thrombus with atherosclerotic disease and incomplete obstruction.
- Bilateral arterial atherosclerosis and bilateral deep venous valvular insufficiency were documented.
- No deep vein thrombosis was identified.
04/09/2026: Endocrinology admission/ongoing inpatient assessment
- Severe microcytic anemia: hemoglobin 87 g/L, MCV 77 fL.
- Severe leukocytosis and neutrophilia: WBC 24.75 ×10⁹/L, neutrophils 85.5%.
- Thrombocytosis: platelets 653 ×10⁹/L.
- Potassium remained low at 3.4 mmol/L.
- These findings required investigation for infection, iron deficiency/blood loss, and other causes of inflammatory/reactive hematologic changes.
07/09/2026: Follow-up laboratory assessment
- Hemoglobin improved to 104 g/L, but anemia remained microcytic.
- White count remained markedly elevated: 22.91 ×10⁹/L, predominantly neutrophils.
- Platelets increased further to 700 ×10⁹/L.
- Creatinine, sodium, potassium, and chloride were within stated reference ranges.
- No clinical progress note, antibiotic record, anticoagulation record, or discharge condition was supplied.
9. Case Summary
A 68-year-old man with documented type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, mixed dyslipidemia, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, chronic venous insufficiency, and multifocal post-traumatic osteonecrosis was assessed through the emergency/resuscitation service on 24/08/2026.
Initial investigations showed hyperglycemia, mild hyponatremia, hypokalemia, sinus rhythm with incomplete right bundle branch block, and no acute cardiopulmonary or abdominal radiographic/ultrasound abnormality other than benign prostatic enlargement.
A lower-limb Doppler study on 26/08/2026 demonstrated significant peripheral vascular disease: a left distal femoral arterial thrombus on an atherosclerotic lesion causing incomplete obstruction, additional bilateral arterial atherosclerosis with moderate-to-severe left femoral narrowing, and bilateral deep venous valvular insufficiency. There was no documented deep vein thrombosis.
During early September, blood tests demonstrated microcytic anemia, severe persistent neutrophilic leukocytosis, and marked thrombocytosis. The anemia improved but remained present. Potassium was low initially and subsequently corrected. Urinalysis documented glycosuria and proteinuria but did not establish urinary infection.
The central management priorities are vascular-risk assessment and limb surveillance, identification and control of a possible infection/inflammatory focus, evaluation of microcytic anemia and possible bleeding/iron deficiency, careful diabetes management, and secondary prevention for peripheral arterial disease.
10. Working Diagnoses
Primary working diagnoses
- Peripheral arterial disease of the lower limbs, bilateral atherosclerotic disease.
- Left distal femoral arterial thrombosis with incomplete occlusion, detected on Doppler ultrasound.
- Bilateral deep venous valvular insufficiency/chronic venous insufficiency.
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia and glucosuria.
- Microcytic anemia, likely iron deficiency until proven otherwise, with a need to exclude chronic blood loss and other causes.
- Marked neutrophilic leukocytosis, cause undetermined, with suspected infection/inflammation.
- Marked thrombocytosis, likely reactive but requiring confirmation and trend monitoring.
- Hypokalemia, corrected on latest available blood sample.
- Primary hypertension.
- Mixed dyslipidemia.
- Benign prostatic enlargement.
- Incomplete right bundle branch block, with sinus rhythm.
- History of multifocal post-traumatic osteonecrosis, site/severity unspecified.
Differential diagnoses requiring exclusion
- Acute limb ischemia or progression toward chronic limb-threatening ischemia
- Diabetic foot infection, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, or another occult infection
- Urinary tract infection despite non-diagnostic urine dipstick testing
- Iron deficiency due to gastrointestinal blood loss, including malignancy, peptic ulcer disease, or chronic antiplatelet/anticoagulant-associated bleeding
- Anemia of chronic inflammation, thalassemia trait, or mixed anemia
- Reactive thrombocytosis versus a myeloproliferative neoplasm if thrombocytosis persists after infection and iron deficiency are addressed
- Diabetic kidney disease, given proteinuria
11. Suggested Further Paraclinical Tests
Urgent vascular and limb assessment
- Immediate vascular surgery or interventional radiology consultation.
- Repeated focused limb evaluation: pain, pallor, pulselessness, paresthesia, paralysis, poikilothermia, capillary refill, motor function, and Dopplerable pedal signals.
- Ankle-brachial index and toe-brachial index, if clinically feasible.
- CT angiography of the aortoiliac and bilateral lower-limb arterial system, or catheter angiography if revascularization is contemplated.
- Repeat arterial duplex if symptoms worsen or there is concern for progression.
- Wound/foot examination by trained diabetes-foot or vascular team.
Infection/inflammation work-up
- Repeat complete blood count with differential and peripheral smear.
- C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and procalcitonin if systemic bacterial infection is suspected.
- At least two sets of blood cultures before starting or changing antibiotics if fever, rigors, sepsis, or unexplained severe leukocytosis is present.
- Urine microscopy and urine culture with susceptibility testing before antibiotics if urinary infection is suspected.
- Chest, skin, foot, wound, catheter, bone/joint, and abdominal assessment guided by symptoms and examination.
- Lactate and sepsis assessment if unstable.
Anemia and thrombocytosis work-up
- Reticulocyte count and peripheral blood smear.
- Ferritin, serum iron, total iron-binding capacity/transferrin, and transferrin saturation.
- Vitamin B12 and folate if mixed deficiency is possible.
- Stool occult blood testing.
- In this older male with likely iron-deficiency-pattern anemia, consider upper endoscopy and colonoscopy after clinical stabilization and after assessing procedural risk. Medical literature supports gastrointestinal evaluation for iron-deficiency anemia in men, particularly when no clear non-gastrointestinal cause is identified.
- Hematology consultation if thrombocytosis and leukocytosis persist after treatment of infection and correction of iron deficiency. Consider JAK2/CALR/MPL testing only if clinically indicated by hematology.
Diabetes, renal, and cardiovascular assessment
- HbA1c.
- Fasting lipid profile.
- Serial bedside glucose monitoring, including detection of recurrent hypoglycemia.
- Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio and estimated glomerular filtration rate.
- Repeat creatinine/eGFR and electrolytes, particularly potassium and magnesium.
- ECG follow-up if palpitations recur.
- Troponin and echocardiography only if symptoms, examination, ECG changes, or clinical suspicion indicate myocardial ischemia or structural heart disease.
12. Suggested Treatment Plan
This section is a proposed management framework for treating clinicians, not evidence that these treatments were administered. Drug selection, dose, route, timing, and contraindications must be decided by the responsible inpatient physician.
A. Immediate safety measures
- Admit or continue care in a monitored setting if systemic infection, limb ischemia, hemodynamic instability, recurrent hypoglycemia, or worsening anemia is present.
- Frequent vital signs, peripheral perfusion assessments, pain assessments, neurological checks of the affected limb, and serial glucose monitoring.
- Urgent escalation if there is new/rest pain, cold or pale foot, absent pedal Doppler signal, sensory loss, weakness, skin necrosis, or rapidly worsening lower-limb pain.
B. Left femoral arterial thrombosis and peripheral arterial disease
- Urgent vascular specialist review to determine limb viability and the need for anticoagulation, endovascular therapy, thrombolysis, thrombectomy, angioplasty/stenting, or bypass.
- Consider therapeutic anticoagulation only after clinician assessment of:
- Hemodynamic and limb status
- Bleeding history and current bleeding
- Hemoglobin trend and cause of anemia
- Platelet count and coagulation profile
- Renal function
- Planned procedure or revascularization strategy
- Begin or optimize guideline-directed peripheral arterial disease secondary prevention when not contraindicated:
- Antiplatelet therapy
- High-intensity statin therapy
- Blood pressure management
- Diabetes optimization
- Smoking cessation support if applicable
- Supervised or structured exercise only after acute ischemia is excluded and vascular team clearance is obtained.
The
2024 ACC/AHA peripheral artery disease guideline addresses care across asymptomatic disease, chronic symptomatic peripheral arterial disease, chronic limb-threatening ischemia, and acute limb ischemia.
C. Suspected infection or systemic inflammation
- Obtain cultures and identify a source before antimicrobial therapy whenever this does not delay urgent treatment.
- If clinical sepsis or a serious bacterial infection is suspected, start empiric antibiotics promptly according to local hospital protocol, infection source, renal function, prior microbiology, and local resistance patterns.
- De-escalate antibiotics when culture results and clinical response permit.
- Monitor temperature, WBC differential, CRP/procalcitonin as appropriate, renal function, and clinical source control.
D. Diabetes management
- Frequent capillary glucose monitoring with an individualized inpatient glucose plan.
- Review the cause of previously coded hypoglycemia, including insulin/sulfonylurea exposure, missed meals, sepsis, renal function, and nutrition.
- Avoid both persistent hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
- Provide a diabetic meal plan and diabetes education when stable.
- Assess for diabetic foot disease, nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy during follow-up.
E. Anemia and thrombocytosis
- Identify the cause before routine iron replacement whenever possible, especially given the vascular thrombosis and potential bleeding source.
- If iron deficiency is confirmed, treat with oral or intravenous iron according to tolerance, severity, absorption, active infection status, and urgency.
- Consider red cell transfusion only according to symptoms, hemodynamic status, active ischemia, rate of decline, comorbid cardiovascular disease, and institutional transfusion threshold.
- Investigate gastrointestinal blood loss in parallel if iron deficiency is confirmed or strongly suspected.
- Reassess platelet count after infection treatment and iron correction.
F. Electrolytes and renal monitoring
- Monitor serum potassium, magnesium, sodium, creatinine, and glucose daily while clinically unstable or while replacement/insulin treatment is being adjusted.
- Correct hypokalemia carefully and investigate causes, including diuretic use, gastrointestinal losses, insulin therapy, low intake, and magnesium deficiency.
- Continue renal-dose adjustment of medicines where required.
G. Chronic venous insufficiency and prostatic enlargement
- Leg elevation and skin care.
- Compression therapy should only be considered after arterial insufficiency is fully assessed and vascular specialists confirm it is safe. Compression can be harmful in severe arterial ischemia.
- Assess lower urinary tract symptoms, post-void residual, renal function, and infection status. Consider urology follow-up for symptomatic prostatic enlargement.
13. Proposed Final Problem List for the Hospital Chart
- Left distal femoral arterial thrombus causing incomplete obstruction.
- Bilateral lower-extremity peripheral arterial atherosclerotic disease, with significant left femoral stenosis.
- Bilateral deep venous valvular insufficiency.
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia, glucosuria, and proteinuria.
- Severe neutrophilic leukocytosis, source not yet identified.
- Microcytic anemia, likely iron deficiency pending confirmation.
- Reactive thrombocytosis versus primary hematologic process, pending reassessment.
- Recurrent hypokalemia, corrected on latest test.
- Hypertension.
- Mixed dyslipidemia.
- Benign prostatic enlargement.
- Incomplete right bundle branch block with sinus rhythm.
- History of multifocal post-traumatic osteonecrosis.
This draft should be reviewed, corrected for undocumented history and physical findings, and signed by the treating physician before use as a formal medical record.