A 43 year old female with metastatic tall cell papillary cancer to bilateral IJ nodes, who had undergone RAI, left paratracheal and modified radial neck dissection, and a total thyroidectomy in 1/24, was admitted to the hospital. During her hospital stay, she was started on ROCALTROL (CALCITRIOL) 0.5 MCG PO BID, CALCIUM CARBONATE (500 MG ELEMENTAL CA++) 1,000 MG PO Q6H, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 25 MG PO DAILY, SYNTHROID (LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM) 200 MCG PO BID, and OXYCODONE 5-10 MG PO Q4H PRN Pain. ATENOLOL 100 MG PO DAILY was started the following day. Her diet was advanced and pain was well controlled on oral medications. She required multiple doses of IV medication (labetalol and hydralazine) to control her hypertension on pod#0. Her serum calcium levels were 7.5 and 8.1 on recheck, and she was neurologically intact, af, hd stable and wound was c/d/i. She was discharged to follow up with Dr. Macky and her primary care provider. Medications instructed were: erythromycin leads to GI upset, 500mg elemental calcium is the equivalent of 1250mg of calcium carbonate, and typical dose of Synthroid is 1 mcg per pound. She was also instructed to not immerse wound in bath, swimming or sauna for two weeks, not to drive while taking narcotics, and to follow up with primary care provider concerning hospitalization.
Is the patient currently or have they ever taken hydralazine
(labetalol and hydralazine) to control her hypertension on pod#0.