Mr. Neilsen is a 59-year-old morbidly obese man with a history of morbid obesity, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, ejection fraction of 40 percent, obstructive sleep apnea on continuous positive airway pressure, history of cellulitis, and presenting with progressive lower extremity weakness bilaterally and urinary incontinence. On admission, EMG showed decreased recruitment in the tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius bilaterally, and he was treated with seven days of Bactrim for resolution of his incontinence and he was not anticoagulated at the moment though Coumadin should be a consideration given his risk of stroke. Two weeks prior to admission he noted some lumbar and sacral pain, nonradiating, worse while moving his right leg, and increasing urinary frequency without burning or urinary incontinence. On the night of admission, while getting up from a chair, his right leg gave out and he fell to the floor without injury or head trauma. His laboratory data on admission showed sodium 140, potassium 4.5, chloride 102, bicarbonate 26, BUN 20, creatinine 0.9, glucose 101, white blood cell count of 9 with 76 polys, 4 bands, hematocrit 37.6 and platelet count of 236, and urinalysis showed 3+ blood and positive leukocyte esterase with 15-20 white blood cells, one plus bacteria and one plus squamous cells. He was started on a trial of Lasix p.o. q day to decrease his peripheral edema to help him with rehabilitation, and he was instructed to apply Nystatin powder for his pannus rash. His medications on discharge included Aspirin 325 mg p.o. q day, Colace 100 mg p.o. b.i.d., Lasix 40 mg p.o. q a.m., Indomethacin 25 mg p.o. t.i.d. p.r.n. pain, Lisinopril 15 mg p.o. q day, multivitamin one tablet p.o. q day, Bactrim DS one tablet p.o. t.i.d., Tamsulosin 0.4 mg p.o. q day, and Miconazole 2% topical powder b.i.d., and he was discharged to rehabilitation care for leg strengthening in a stable condition.
Has the patient had aspirin in the past
His medications on discharge included Aspirin 325 mg p.o. q day,