A 26-year-old male with a history of hypertension, obesity, and sleep apnea who was in a nursing home until two days prior to admission presented with shortness of breath. He also reported palpitations, cough with sputum, and right leg pain. His vital signs were temperature 101.2, pulse 110, blood pressure 128/72, and oxygen saturation 95% on room air and 98% while ambulating. Examination revealed dry mucous membranes, decreased breath sounds at the right lower base without wheezing, tachycardia, regular rhythm, and non-tender abdomen with no edema in the right calf. Labs showed a WBC of 14, MCV of 70, HCT of 47, and BNP of 2. The EKG was sinus tachycardia with T wave inversion in III and unchanged from prior. CXR was normal. The diagnosis was likely viral upper respiratory infection and the patient was given IBUPROFEN 600-800 MG PO TID PRN Pain for pain control. A lower extremity ultrasound of the right leg was negative for deep venous thrombus. The patient was discharged on 3/26/05 at 2:00 PM with instructions to resume regular exercise and follow up with his primary care doctor on October 25th. He was also advised to elevate his leg and use IBUPROFEN 600-800 MG PO TID PRN Pain as needed for pain control.
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IBUPROFEN 600-800 MG PO TID PRN Pain for pain control.