The patient is a 61-year-old man with a history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure, who was initially treated with afterload reduction, digoxin and Lasix. A PA line was placed with RA 8, RV 76/4, TA 80/36, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure 34, and cardiac index 1.49. He was then treated with dobutamine, intravenous TNG, and nitroprusside with symptomatic relief and hemodynamic stabilization with wedge pressure falling to 18. TNG and Nipride were successfully weaned, however, the patient remained dobutamine dependent. One week prior to transfer, the patient was admitted to Ment Hospital for management of his congestive heart failure and grew gram positive cocci from two blood cultures. He was then started on vancomycin and defervesced, and subsequently grew gram negative rods in one out of four blood culture specimens. These were gram negative enteric rods, pan-sensitive, for which the patient was started on ampicillin 2 gm IV q. 6. At the time of discharge, the patient was stable, dobutamine dependent, without chest pain, able to ambulate from chair to commode without shortness of breath, palpitations, or light-headedness. His medications at time of discharge included dobutamine at 15 mcg per kilogram per minute; captopril 25 mg p.o. t.i.d.; digoxin 0.125 mg p.o. q.d.; Lasix 160 mg p.o. b.i.d.; potassium chloride 20 mEq p.o. b.i.d.; Coumadin 1 mg p.o. q.d.; Atrovent, two puffs q.i.d.; Azmacort, eight puffs b.i.d.; Pepcid 20 mg p.o. b.i.d.; Colace 100 mg p.o. t.i.d.; vancomycin 1 gm q. 12, discontinued 9-23 a.m. after 14 days; ampicillin 2 gm IV q. 6 (24 of June equals day number five); Halcion 0.125 p.o. q.h.s. prn; Serax 15 mg p.o. q. 6 hours prn. The patient's condition at time of discharge is fair and will be continuing care in the coronary care unit of the hospital inpatient near patient's home under the care of Doctor Daren Swasey.
Has the patient ever tried coumadin
Atrovent, two puffs q.i.d.;