A 79-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, chronic renal insufficiency, and anemia, status post five years of TAMOXIFEN TREATMENT, was admitted to Darnbo Hospital on 7/29/97 after sudden onset of shortness of breath unrelieved by one sublingual nitroglycerin. This shortness of breath was managed with IV Lasix and IV nitroglycerin, saturating at 99% on 100% oxygen, and IV heparin at 1,300 units per hour. Her blood pressure was stabilized on IV nitroglycerin with TRANSFER MEDICATIONS: Lopressor 25 mg PO BID started three weeks ago, Axid 150 mg PO BID, enteric coated aspirin 325 mg PO QD, Isordil 30 mg PO QID, hydralazine 50 mg PO QID, Lasix 40 mg PO QD, Timoptic 0.25% one GTT OU BID, Serax 30 mg PO QHS PRN insomnia, and nitroglycerin 1/150 one tablet sublingual Q 5 minutes times three PRN chest pain. She underwent cardiac catheterization on 11/4/97 with PTCA plus stent placement to her RCA with a good result and is on Ticlid for two weeks. Her blood pressure was well controlled in her target range of 140-160 systolic blood pressure on hydralazine, Lasix, and Lopressor. She was found to have an iron deficiency anemia treated with Niferex 150 mg PO BID and may benefit from Epogen as an outpatient. She was discharged to home in stable condition to follow up with her cardiologist and primary care physician based on previously scheduled appointments. Discharge medications included enteric coated aspirin 325 mg PO QD, Lasix 40 mg PO QD, hydralazine 50 mg PO QID, Isordil 30 mg PO TID, Lopressor 25 mg PO BID, nitroglycerin 1/150 one tablet sublingual Q 5 minutes times three PRN chest pain, Timoptic 0.25% one drop OU BID, Axid 150 mg PO QD, and Ticlid 250 mg PO BID for two weeks. Also, Niferex tablet 150 mg PO BID. Discharge instructions included that the patient have her CBC checked at two weeks and four weeks given her Ticlid therapy.
Has this patient ever been on lasix
managed with IV Lasix and IV nitroglycerin, saturating at 99% on 100% oxygen,