This is a 59-year-old female with a history of rheumatic heart disease, endocarditis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and congestive heart failure who presented with increasing shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. She was given recent Levaquin for an upper respiratory tract infection, then started on Flagyl for a possible C. difficile infection and was diuresed with IV Lasix with good output per report. She complained of 10/10 abdominal pain and was given some Dilaudid. Her hematocrit at one point required two units of packed red blood cells, and she was placed on a heparin drip at 950 units per hour to maintain a PTT between 60 and 80 secondary to atrial fibrillation that has been rate controlled with a beta-blocker. She was discharged on diltiazem 30 mg q.i.d. and a normal dosing of Nexium 40 mg p.o. q.d. while in-house. She was given Darvon and Codeine as needed for pain, and was prescribed Caltrate plus Vitamin D 600 mg, Maalox tablets, Magnesium oxide 400 mg, Multivitamin, Niferex 150 mg, and Lovenox 60 mg subcutaneously b.i.d. with a renal adjustment and NovoLog 15 units subcutaneously with breakfast and dinner. The patient was instructed to call Dr. Mccutchan office to coordinate her appointment for her valve repair in the next one to two weeks pending her surgeon's return and to call Dr. Doug Schlanger on March 2005 to discuss surgical plans and also to follow up. All her blood cultures should be followed up prior to her surgery and if any of her blood cultures become positive in the interim, a long course of antibiotic therapy should be started and surgery should be delayed at the discussion of the Cardiovascular Service. Her medications included Lasix 40 mg p.o. q.o.d. alternating with 80 mg p.o. Lasix q.o.d., Digoxin 0.125 mg q.o.d. alternating with 0.25 q.o.d., Lisinopril 20 mg p.o. q.d., Coumadin 6 mg p.o. q.o.d. alternating with 4 mg q.o.d., Omeprazole 20 mg b.i.d., Metformin 500 mg daily, Insulin 70/30 65 units q.a.m., 35 units q.p.m., Calcium 600 mg p.o. b.i.d., Magnesium 400 mg p.o. b.i.d., Multivitamin, Iron tablets, Actonel every Wednesday, Caltrate plus vitamin D 600 mg one tablet p.o. b.i.d., Maalox tablets quick dissolve, Magnesium oxide 400 mg p.o. b.i.d., Niferex 150 mg p.o. b.i.d., Colace 100 mg p.o. b.i.d., Senokot three tablets p.o. b.i.d., Codeine 15 mg to 30 mg p.o. q.4h. p.r.n. pain. She was required to increase her dosage of Nexium secondary to GERD-like symptoms and was maintained on a stable regimen of NPH 60 units in the morning, NPH 30 units in the evening, and NovoLog of 15 units in the morning with breakfast and 15 at dinner with a sliding scale. She was also transitioned to Lovenox 60 mg b.i.d. with a renal adjustment and was sent to the ED for diuresis where she was given 60 mg of Lasix.
has there been a prior novolog
NovoLog 15 units subcutaneously with breakfast and dinner.