GVERRERO , STAN O 346-21-49-8, a 74 yo woman in remission from Hodgkin's Lymphoma and s/p renal transplant( 11/12 ), was discharged to Home with the attending physician being KERSON , RODNEY S , M.D. and code status being Full code. She was prescribed FESO4 ( FERROUS SULFATE ) 300 MG PO BID, FOLATE ( FOLIC ACID ) 1 MG PO QD, SYNTHROID ( LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM ) 100 MCG PO QD, PREDNISONE 5 MG PO QAM, ZOCOR ( SIMVASTATIN ) 20 MG PO QHS, NEORAL ( CYCLOSPORINE MICRO ( NEORAL ) ) 100 MG PO BID, LOSARTAN 50 MG PO QD, ATENOLOL 25 MG PO QD, PRILOSEC ( OMEPRAZOLE ) 20 MG PO QD, AMIODARONE 400 MG PO BID, ECASA ( ASPIRIN ENTERIC COATED ) 325 MG PO QD, FLAGYL ( METRONIDAZOLE ) 500 MG PO TID X 2 Days, LEVOFLOXACIN 500 MG PO QD X 2 Days, and DIET: House / Low chol/low sat. fat with instructions for regular exercise and follow up with Dr. Schultheiss ( cardiology ) 5/30/03 scheduled. On order for NEORAL PO ( ref # 55336954 ) with a POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INTERACTION: SIMVASTATIN & CYCLOSPORINE override added on 11/0/03 by LIU , HERMAN ANTONIO , M.D., and LOSARTAN PO ( ref # 04133525 ) with a POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INTERACTION: CYCLOSPORINE & LOSARTAN POTASSIUM override added on 11/0/03 by ELVEY , EDMUND LENNY , M.D., Alert overridden: Override added on 5/27/03 by : POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INTERACTION: LEVOFLOXACIN & AMIODARONE HCL Reason for override: aware and POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INTERACTION: AMIODARONE HCL & LEVOFLOXACIN Reason for override: aware. The patient had a hypoxic episode and EKG changes resolved, requiring 2u PRBCs, and was initially treated with lopressor 5mg IV, eventually rate controlled with dilt drip. PFT's , LFT's and TFT's were completed prior to discharge, and she was instructed to restart ecasa 5d p colonoscopy, as well as to take levofloxacin and flagyl for 5 days, and administer iron products a minimum of 2 hours before or after a levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin dose dose. Consider anticoagulation for PAF was recommended. On 1/16 she had Afib with RVR to 130s with chest arm pain which is her anginal equivalent. ECG with rate related ischemia ST depression V5-6, L. +Minimal troponin leak to 0.19, which subseq downtrended with nl CK. She was init treated with lopressor 5mg IV but had hypotension to 80's which resolved quickly with IVF. She was eventually rate controlled with dilt drip. She returned to sinus rhythm within the day. Cards c/s'd and recommended amio load. CXR showed no infiltrate/opacity. Levo/Flagyl given empirically x 5days though she remained afeb. Abdominal exam was concerning for focal peritoneal irritation. Her exam improved, and she was tolerating PO well at the time of discharge. She has been afeb and well appearing for several days prior to d/c. Plan to complete 5d abx. As per Dr. Thorburn her colonoscopy was complex, and she had polypectomy of 2.5 cm polyp. Path is pending. If + for cancer, the base looked "clean", so may be feasible to re-scope her for surveillance at a later time, as per GI. Hct after colonoscopy went to 24 ( baseline 30 ); post-transfusion HCt of 30.
has there been a prior levofloxacin
LEVOFLOXACIN & AMIODARONE