The patient is a 54 year old white male with cardiac risk factors of diabetes, borderline hypertension, male gender, and a positive family history, who presented to Leyson Memorial Hospital complaining of substernal chest pain. On arrival to Icoson Hospital, the patient's blood pressure was 126/80 and heart rate was 80, and the electrocardiogram showed new ST depressions in V2-V5, T wave inversions in AVL, and flat T's in 1 and V6. The patient was treated with two sublingual nitroglycerins and sent to the Mendwood Hospital. On route to Icoson Hospital, the patient received an aspirin, a sublingual nitroglycerin, nitro paste, Lopressor 5 mg x 1 intravenously, and intravenous heparin. Upon transfer to the CCU, the patient was pain free and was maintained on heparin and intravenous nitroglycerin for 72 hours after admission. The patient was started on Lopressor and Glucotrol 5 mg p.o. q.d., as well as enteric-coated aspirin at admission, and was maintained on his glipizide and atenolol, 50 mg p.o. q.d., and enteric-coated aspirin, as well as nitroglycerins p.r.n. chest pain. Two days after the cardiac catheterization, the patient was pain free and was maintained on heparin overnight. The patient's condition at the time of discharge was stable, and was discharged with diabetic teaching as an outpatient with CH, follow-up with Dr. Kalert, atenolol 50 mg PO q.d., sublingual nitroglycerins PRN chest pain, and Glucotrol 5 mg PO q.d.
Has this patient ever tried nitroglycerin sprays.
The patient was treated with two sublingual nitroglycerins and sent to the Mendwood Hospital.