Mr. Vendetti is a 61 year old man who was admitted to the cardiac surgical service on 0/14/97 for aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement. He had an echocardiogram at an outside hospital that demonstrated a dilated left ventricle and an ejection fraction of 55% with moderate aortic stenosis with moderate to severe aortic insufficiency with a peak gradient of 35 millimeters of mercury, mild to moderate mitral stenosis and moderate mitral insufficiency with a mitral valve area of 1.1 cm squared. His cardiac catheterization on 4/21/97 demonstrated a 95% proximal right coronary artery lesion and an ejection fraction of 50%. His past medical history included rheumatic heart disease and hypertension, and he is a former smoker with a twenty pack year history. On admission, he was taking Toprol XL 50 once a day, aspirin once a day, sublingual nitroglycerin and Zocor 50 once a day. He went to the operating room on 5/16/97 where he had a mitral valve replacement with a #31 St. Jude mechanical prosthesis and an aortic valve replacement with a #25 St. Jude mechanical prosthesis and a right internal mammary artery bypass grafting to the right coronary artery. He had no complications and is being discharged on post-op day four without complications, on Lopressor 50 mg twice a day, Lasix 40 mg once a day for two days with potassium, K-Dur tabs 10 mEq once a day for two days with Lasix, Coumadin 5 mg one tab once a day or as directed, restarted for right leg DVT that was discovered post cardiac catheterization and is to be continued for a total of three months. Percocet is one tab q.4h. prn for pain and he is being discharged to the care of Dr. Sterling Goodson.
Has this patient ever been on k-dur tabs
K-Dur tabs 10 mEq once a day for two days with Lasix,