Mr. Plagmann was admitted to the hospital for management of his decompensated heart failure and prescribed Aldactone 25 mg once a day, K-Dur 40 mEq once a day, lisinopril 2.5 mg once a day, Isordil 20 mg three times a day, digoxin 0.125 once a day, torsemide 200 mg twice, and metolazone p.r.n. for volume overload. To improve his urine output, we started a low-dose dopamine drip at 2 mcg per hour and increased the Lasix drip from 10 mg an hour to 20 mg an hour after 200 mg IV Lasix bolus, with good effectiveness reflected in his total weight. We monitored strict I's and O's, checked daily weight, and monitored the b.i.d. lytes. Eventually, his blood pressures remained stable, his JVP decreased from 18 to 20 on admission to about 10 to 12, and his creatinine was stable at 1.7. Given his potassium, which was always borderline low in the 33 or 35 range, we decided to increase his Aldactone dose to 25 mg b.i.d., but given his underlying renal insufficiency, we have decreased his standing K-Dur from 40 mEq a day to 20 mEq a day. We re-added his Isordil at 10 mg t.i.d. for the last 24 hours and his blood pressures were stable in the 90s. We also added folate 5 mg to his regimen because he had an elevated homocystine level and he also takes Ambien at night p.r.n. for insomnia. He is being discharged to home with plan to follow up with Dr. Grassi in her Thyroid Clinic on 2/11/05. Mr. Plagmann states that his symptoms have drastically improved and he is able to exert himself much more without symptoms of shortness of breath or lightheadedness.
What is has been given for treatment of her volume overload.
metolazone p.r.n. for volume overload.