This 46-year-old male with a history of Insulin dependent diabetes, currently managed with 32 units of NPH Humulin, presented with pain with motion of the subtalar joint or the mid foot. He had a long history of ankle pain on the right side due to two fractures, one as a child and one due to a fall from a ladder, and was controlling his pain with Darvocet as well as intramuscular Tordal 15 to 30 mg four times a day. He was admitted as a same day surgery candidate and underwent tibiotalar fusion with cross-cannulated AO screws and local bone graft, with a tourniquet time of 1 hour and 57 minutes and received 2500 cc of crystalloid intraoperatively. His current medications include NPH Insulin 32 units every morning, Procardia XL 90 mg q.a.m., Lotensin 40 mg p.o. q.d., Lasix 40 mg p.o. q.d., potassium supplement, Ketorolac 15-30 mg intramuscularly q.i.d., and Darvocet N-100 one to four tablets q.d., with no known drug allergies. He was also prescribed Vicodan one to two p.o. q.3-4h. p.r.n., Naprosyn 500 mg p.o. b.i.d. as a substitute for the Tordal, and Halcion 0.125 to 0.25 mg p.o. q.h.s. p.r.n. Post-operatively, his motor and sensory examinations were intact and he was discharged on post-operative day three with the medications prescribed. He will follow-up with Dr. Norman Dutko in approximately three weeks at which time the cast will be changed and stitches removed.
has the patient used lasix in the past
Lasix 40 mg p.o. q.d., potassium supplement,