An 81-year-old Russian-speaking male with a history of coronary artery disease, multiple strokes, diabetes mellitus type 2, COPD, atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation and a partial pacemaker, congestive heart failure with an ejection fraction of 45-50%, BPH, and hypertension was admitted to Ghampemaw A Hospital for bacteremia with Streptococcus oralis and was treated with a course of IV penicillin through a PICC line, as well as oral Flagyl empirically for an elevated white count. At the rehab facility, he was treated with some sublingual nitroglycerin, and was brought to the Ellwis Medical Center Emergency Room where he was given IV fluid boluses, treated empirically with vancomycin and ceftazidime, and had a CPAP initiated. A head CT was performed which was negative and a right internal jugular line was placed. He was admitted to medicine for further management and a PEG tube placement was done on 4/2/06. His MEDICATIONS ON ADMISSION included Glucotrol 10 mg p.o. b.i.d. and lisinopril 5 mg p.o. q. day, metformin 500 mg p.o. t.i.d., sublingual nitroglycerin p.r.n., nystatin suspension q.i.d., Zyprexa 2.5 mg p.o. q. h.s., Penicillin G 3 million units IV q. 4h x7 days, Milk of Magnesia, Tylenol p.r.n., Dulcolax p.r.n., Colace p.r.n., atenolol 50 mg q. day, Lipitor 20 mg q. day, Senna liquid q. h.s., Flomax 0.4 q. day. He was initially diuresed mildly with Lasix, started on insulin sliding-scale and Lantus, and was kept on potassium and magnesium scales while in hospital. He was given an empiric 7-day course of Ceptaz and Flagyl for aspiration pneumonia, vancomycin, and his vancomycin was switched to IV penicillin and was continued for a full 3-4 week course on 8/14/07. Coumadin was held peri-procedure when he was getting his PEG placed and vitamin K had been administered in view of his supratherapeutic Coumadin. His Coumadin should be restarted on 9/23/07 and Nexium p.o. t.i.d., Flagyl 500 mg p.o. t.i.d. x10 days which was started on 2/5/06. He was oxygenated quickly with 2 liters of oxygen by nasal cannula, restarted on his home doses of aspirin, statin, beta blocker 2 pump, and ACE inhibitor, and his beta blocker and ACE inhibitor were restarted during his hospital stay. He was discharged to rehabilitation where they will focus primarily on his physical therapy and rehab needs.
What medicines have previously been tried for an elevated white count.
Flagyl empirically for an elevated white count.