This is a 70-year-old woman with ischemic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease status post MI, insulin-dependent diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and chronic renal insufficiency who presented in volume overload after a previous admission. She had been diuresed with a Lasix drip at 10 mg per hour and Zaroxolyn at 2.5 mg p.o. daily, and her Lopressor was held for a decompensated heart failure. She was then started on amiodarone and Coumadin for a new paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Her Lasix drip was increased to 20 mg per hour and the Zaroxolyn was increased to b.i.d. After transition from Zaroxolyn to Diuril, which was given 250 mg IV b.i.d., she was prescribed Ativan 0.5 mg p.o. t.i.d. p.r.n. anxiety, Folate 1 mg p.o. daily, Lipitor 80 mg p.o. at bedtime, Lantus 18 units subcutaneously nightly, Lopressor 25 mg p.o. b.i.d., Procrit 40,000 units subcutaneously every other week, Nitroglycerin sublingual p.r.n. chest pain, Aspirin 81 mg p.o. daily, Vitamin B12 subcutaneous injections at clinic, Iron 325 mg p.o. t.i.d., Metolazone p.r.n., Multivitamin one tablet p.o. daily, Torsemide 100 mg q.a.m. and 50 mg q.p.m., Coumadin 1 mg q.p.m., and Amiodarone 200 mg p.o. daily. Despite the dose of Coumadin being decreased from her home dose of 1 mg q.p.m. to a 0.5 mg q.p.m., her INR continued to rise greater than 200. She was started on q.a.c. NovoLog regimen with her Lantus insulin dose decreased from 18 units to 16 units and the NovoLog sliding scale was started. She was monitored on telemetry with no other events and required repletion of both potassium and magnesium despite her renal insufficiency throughout the admission in the setting of injected insulin in the setting of worsening renal failure, so, studies were also normal. She was continued on Aranesp through the admission and was discharged home on a similar regimen to her home regimen simply to Torsemide after the last discharge as her outpatient p.o. Torsemide regimen of 100 mg p.o. q.a.m. and 50 mg q.p.m., Lantus 12 units subcutaneously nightly, Ativan 0.5 mg p.o. t.i.d., Folate 1 mg p.o. daily, Lipitor 80 mg p.o. at bedtime, Multivitamin one tablet p.o. daily, Coumadin 1 mg q.p.m., Metolazone 2.5 mg p.o. daily as needed for fluid retention, Iron 325 mg p.o. t.i.d., and Aspirin 81 mg p.o. daily. She was maintained on a cardiac diet and prophylaxis with Coumadin and Nexium. Potassium and magnesium were repleted as needed and she was maintained on aspirin and Lipitor throughout the admission. She will follow up with her primary care provider, SRRH Cardiology Clinic, and Renal Clinic.
How often does the patient take procrit
Procrit 40,000 units subcutaneously every other week,