This is a 65-year-old female with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, IPF diagnosed in 1986, osteoarthritis, and obesity who presented with five days of chest pain/SOB. She was initially put on aspirin, Lopressor 37.5 t.i.d., heparin, oxygen and hooked up to a cardiac monitor and EKG q.d. and was ruled out for unstable angina. Cardiac catheterization revealed LAD ostial 90%, proximal 80%, diag ostial 90%, left circ 90%, 80% lesions, marginal 1, TUB 90%, RCA 50%. The patient underwent PTCA and stent x 2 with good results and remained chest pain free. On admission she was on medications Captopril 50 mg b.i.d., Lasix 40 mg q.d., Lopid 600 mg b.i.d., Axid 150 mg b.i.d., and insulin 70/30 90 q. a.m. and 40 q. p.m. The patient was hypokalemic on 10/23 with a curious whitening on EKG and peak T waves and was treated with insulin, calcium, and Kayexalate x 3. She had a history of colonic polyps but tolerated the aspirin and was put on Nexium prophylaxis. She was then treated with prednisone overnight for IV contrast dye allergy and treated with digoxin and prednisone. The patient was treated with levofloxacin 500 mg q.d. for fourteen days and discharged on medications ASA 325 mg p.o.q.d., atenolol 75 mg p.o. b.i.d., Lasix 40 mg p.o. q.d., Lopid 600 mg p.o. b.i.d., nitroglycerin 1/150 one tab q. 5 minutes x 3 p.r.n. chest pain, Zocor 10 mg p.o. q.h.s., Norvasc 5 mg p.o.q.d., xalatan one drop OU q.h.s., Alphagan one drop OU b.i.d., levofloxacin 500 mg p.o.q.d., clopidogrel 75 mg p.o.q.d., insulin 70/30 90 units q.a.m., 40 units q.p.m. subcu, and Axid 150 mg p.o. b.i.d.
Why was the patient prescribed kayexalate
The patient was hypokalemic on 10/23 with a curious whitening on EKG