Mr. Quigg is a 42-year-old man with history of diabetes, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, left Charcot foot complicated by recurrent cellulitis who presented with left lower leg swelling, erythema, and pain. On admission, his temperature was 100.8, heart rate was 111, and blood pressure was 140/70. His left lower extremity had 1+ pitting edema with erythema on the anterior shin and foot. He was uptitrated to 5mg and also lopressor, started on Lyrica and oxycodone for breakthrough pain, and received Fentanyl PCA. His home medications included Colace 100 mg b.i.d., folate 1 mg p.o. daily, gemfibrozil 600 mg b.i.d., Lantus 30 mg subcu q.p.m., Lipitor 80 mg nightly, Nephrocaps, Neurontin 300 mg daily, PhosLo 2001 mg t.i.d., Protonix 40 mg daily, Renagel 3200 mg t.i.d., Requip 2 mg p.o. b.i.d., and Coumadin. His Lipitor was decreased to 20mg due to rhabdomylosis risk, and he was also started on low dose b-blocker to reduce perioperative MI risk prior to his surgery. His Vancomycin was continued given his history of MRSA cellulitis, with a goal of a level less than 20, and he was bridged with heparin with a goal PTT of 60-80. He was restarted on his Lantus and Aspart doses with meals, and his Coumadin was held prior to surgery and decreased to 20mg with a repeat lipid panel in 4-6 weeks. He required antibiotics which were discontinued at this time and he was discharged with dry sterile dressing changes to his residual limb daily, PTT goal 60-80, INR goal 2-3 until stable off of levofloxacin, monitoring of FS and adjustment of DM regimen, monitoring pain scale and decreasing pain medications as pain improves, hemodialysis M/W/F, and follow up with Dr. Carpino voice message left on his medical assistant's voice mail and Dr. Lynes 6/10/06 at 9:30am. Psychiatry service was consulted who recommended low dose Ativan prior to him going for dialysis. He was initially placed on a ketamine drip and given IV Levofloxacin and IV Flagyl to cover gram negatives and anaerobes respectively, and started on oxycontin 80mg tid with oxycodone for breakthrough pain and Lyrica for neuropathic pain. He was comfortable prior to discharge on this current regimen.
Has a patient had ativan
ervice was consulted who recommended low dose Ativan prior