The patient is a 71-year-old male with a history of nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and atrial flutter status post ablation. He presented with shortness of breath and a witnessed apneic episode with loss of consciousness and cyanosis. In the Centsshealt Careman Inerist Medical Center Emergency Department, he was found to be saturating 91% on room air and 99% on a nonrebreather with a pH of 7.31 and a PCO2 of 55; he was tried on BiPAP without improvement in either PCO2 or PO2. He was admitted to the CCU with CHF/apnea/sinus arrest and had a history of having stopped his Lasix dose one week prior. He was initially treated with x1 , Solu-Medrol , and DuoNebs in the ED, and ultimately treated with diuresis and a pacemaker placement. On admission, he was maintained on captopril, which was up titrated to 25 mg t.i.d. (held at one point due to the rise in the creatinine), titrated up on metoprolol to 25 mg b.i.d., antibiotics, Allopurinol 100 mg p.o. daily, Iron, Lisinopril, Toprol-XL, Coumadin (discontinued on 2/4/05), Albuterol inhaler p.r.n., Aspirin, Flomax, Hytrin, Colace 100 mg p.o. b.i.d., Ferrous sulfate 325 mg p.o. daily, Heparin 5000 units subcutaneous t.i.d., Lopressor 25 mg p.o. b.i.d., Oxycodone 5 mg to 10 mg p.o. q.6h. p.r.n., Flomax 0.4 mg p.o. daily, Nexium 20 mg p.o. daily, Keflex 250 mg p.o. q.i.d. x12 doses, starting on 7/7/05, Lasix 40 mg p.o. daily, and Regular Insulin sliding scale subcutaneous q.a.c. He was followed by the Electrophysiology Service and had sinus arrest of 8-9 seconds in the setting of apnea in the CCU, and 4 seconds in the setting of apnea on the floor. He underwent pacemaker placement through cephalic veins, and was started on antibiotics following his pacemaker placement, which included cefazolin while in-house, followed by Keflex, and he was expected to stay on Keflex for four days. He was discharged with medications including Albuterol inhaler two puffs inhaled q.i.d. p.r.n. wheezing, Allopurinol 100 mg p.o. daily, Captopril 25 mg p.o. t.i.d., Colace 100 mg p.o. b.i.d., Ferrous sulfate 325 mg p.o. daily, Lasix 40 mg p.o. daily, Heparin 5000 units subcutaneous t.i.d., Regular Insulin sliding scale subcutaneous q.a.c., Lopressor 25 mg p.o. b.i.d., Oxycodone 5 mg to 10 mg p.o. q.6h. p.r.n., Keflex 250 mg p.o. q.i.d. x12 doses, starting on 7/7/05., Flomax 0.4 mg p.o. daily, and Nexium 20 mg p.o. daily.
Was the patient ever prescribed lisinopril.
Lisinopril,