Ms. Watterson, a 75 year old female with a history of CHF/CAD, A-fib, lung CA s/p R wedge resection, basal cell CA on lip s/p resection, and uterine CA s/p TAH, was admitted to the hospital with increasing SOB, weight gain, orthopnea, fever, chills, decreased UOP x1-2 days, L leg swelling, and a T98.6, P72, BP121/65, RR18. In the ED she was given O2 and 40mg of Lasix IV, and her daily meds included Acetylsalicylic Acid 325mg PO daily, Allopurinol 100mg PO daily, Docusate Sodium 100mg PO BID, Esomeprazole 20mg PO daily, Ferrous Sulfate 325mg PO TID, Glipizide 5mg PO BID, KCL Slow Release 20MEQ PO BID, Levothyroxine Sodium 100mcg PO daily, Lorazepam 0.5mg PO daily PRN Insomnia/Anxiety, Metolazone 2.5mg PO daily, Metoprolol Succinate Extended Release 100mg PO daily, Multivitamins 1tab PO daily, Pravastatin 40mg PO bedtime, Torsemide 20mg PO BID, and Warfarin Sodium 2mg PO QPM. CXR, diuresis with IV medications, EKG, R/O MI, and Abdo CT were performed and the patient improved clinically. Antibiotics such as Azithromycin and Levofloxacin were initiated for PNA, and Cefpodoxime 200mg PO QD x 7 days was added for gram pos coverage. In addition, she was given Tessalon Perels 100mg PO TID PRN cough, Guiatuss 10ml PO Q4H PRN cough, Loperamide 2mg PO Q6H PRN diarrhea, and Metolazone 2.5mg PO daily PRN weight gain. The patient was supertheraputic on Coumadin and it was held throughout her admission, INR remained 3.9 to 4.0 in the setting of hemoptysis, started on 1/2 her home coumadin with VNA/PCP f/u in 2 days, d/ced on Coumadin 1mg qpm, UA and urine CTX were negative, developed diarrhea concerning for c.diff but had only been on azithromycin x1 day, all stool studies were negative, presumed viral gastroenteritis, started on loperamide before discharge to be continued prn diarrhea, pt's po DM rx were held during her admission covered with Lantus and Insulin Asp SS, HgA1c was sent and was in nl range, home po rx were restarted on discharge, kept on her home dose of levoxyl, TSH was rechecked and within nl range, home po rx Allopurinol was also continued, the following antibiotics were added: Levofloxacin 500mg by mouth every 48 hours for 7 days, Cefpodoxime 200mg by mouth once daily for 7 days, Tessalon Perels 100mg by mouth three times daily as needed for cough, Guiatuss 10ml by mouth every 4 hours as needed for cough, Loperamide 2mg by mouth every 6 hours as needed for diarrhea, Coumadin: Were taking 2mg by mouth in the pm, now take 1mg by mouth in the pm, and instructions, pt took Metolazone 2.5mg and Torsamide 40mg x1 which did. During her stay the patient remained in afib with good rate control on her bblocker, rx of betablocker, ASA, statin, was diuresed with IV Lasix in the ED, Metolazone 2.5mg and Torsamide 40mg x1, on 2/22 pt's weight increased to 72.9 kg from 70.6kg, restarted on her home rx of torsemide 20mg po bid, was roughly negative 1.3L, pt's daily weights decreased off diuretics, was found to be supertheraputic on her coumadin which was held throughout admission, PNA was initially treated with azithromycin but as her cough and o2 levels persisted, pt was begun on ceftaz and levo for gram pos coverage (levo) double gram neg coverage, and ceftaz changed to cefpodoxime 200mg po qd x 7 days, however pt had only been on azithromycin x 1 day, all stool studies were negative, presumed viral gastroenteritis
Has this patient ever been on loperamide hcl
Loperamide 2mg PO Q6H PRN diarrhea,