The patient is a 46-year-old gentleman with End stage renal disease thought to be secondary to hepatitis C virus positive, on chronic hemodialysis who was admitted status post fall and seizure. On the day of admission, he complained of feeling dizzy and slumped onto the floor, and was given 500 ccs of normal saline and was no longer orthostatic, comfortably sitting up in the bed. Past medical history reveals mild mental retardation since about 10 years ago, movement disorder (tics) on Stelazine, end stage renal disease thought to be secondary to hypertension, status post parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism, partial thyroidectomy for goiter incidentally found at surgery, status post partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer disease in the 1960's, history of MRSA from wound in 1988, hepatitis B surface antibody positive and hepatitis C virus positive. Medications on admission included Calcium carbonate, 1250 mg PO tid; nephrocaps, 1 PO qd; DHT, 0.2 mg PO qd; and Stelazine, 2 mg PO tid. There are no known allergies and the patient was a former smoker with a history of alcohol abuse but no IV drug use. Vital signs showed lying blood pressure of 96/60, pulse 80, sitting up blood pressure 104/70, pulse 96, temperature 97.5, O2 sat 95% on room air, JVD of 4 cms, no lymphadenopathy, chest clear to auscultation, heart revealed S1, S2, normal rate and rhythm with a 1/6 systolic murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border, no CVA tenderness, abdomen soft, non-tender, no masses, bowel sounds positive, guaiac negative with brown stool, tender, edematous dorsal aspect of right foot, with full range of motion at the ankle joint, left extremity benign, neuro exam was grossly nonfocal. Laboratory data revealed sodium 142, potassium 4.8, chloride 94, bicarb 32, BUN 38, creatinine 8.6, glucose 168, white count of 8.82, hematocrit 35, platelets 246, calcium 9.7. Chest x-ray revealed mild pulmonary vascular redistribution with no significant CHF and no infiltrates, ankle x-rays on the right revealed no fracture or dislocation, EKG revealed normal sinus rhythm at a rate of 76, axis 2 degrees, some 1 mm ST elevations in I and AVL, T-waves flat in lead III. The patient was observed overnight, put on an oral renal diet, checking orthostatics frequently, and underwent dialysis again with no orthostasis. Right foot films revealed non-displaced fractures of the second, third, fourth and fifth metatarsal bones, and Orthopaedic service was consulted who put the patient in a bivalve cast with a toe plate. Physical therapy was consulted and the patient was allowed to sit in a chair and engage in non-weight bearing activities and his foot was elevated on three pillows for 72 hours, and discharged on his medications from admission to a rehab/skilled nursing facility per wishes of patient, family and per recommendation of physical therapy.
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