3. Patient Information
Demographics:
Sex: Male
DOB: 02/20/1939
Age: 83
Signs and symptoms:
• Cough
• Back pain
History:
• Smoking: Y
• Drinking: N
Location: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Length of stay: 5 days
11. Medication
Medication Drug Class Reason for Use Clinical Implications
from Case Study
Propofol General Anesthetic Sedation Possible surgery
Promethazine HCl Phenothiazine Derivatives Nausea/Vomiting Metabolic Acidosis
Norepinephrine Bitartrate Alpha/Beta Adrenergic
Agonists
Hypotension Anemia, excessive blood
loss
Nitroglycerin Nitrates and Nitrites Chest pain AMI
Piperacillin/Tazobactam/
Dextrose
Penicillin UTI UTI
Naloxone HCl Opiate antagonists Opiate reversal Smoking history
Fentanyl Citrate Opiate agonist Pain Smoking history
Glucagon Glycogenolytic agents Hypoglycemia Diabetes
Budesonide Corticosteroid Chronic Pulmonary
Obstruction
AMI
Dextrose Caloric agent Hypoglycemia Diabetes
13. Probable Diagnosis
The results from the previous tests indicates the following diagnoses:
• UTI (+ for bacteria, WBC, blood in urinalysis)
• Diabetes (High glucose and use of glucagon)
• Kidney Disease (High BUN, creatinine, chloride/ low protein, albumin)
• Metabolic Acidosis (Low CO2/ high Cl and anion gap)
• Anemia (Critically low H&H/ low RBCs and PLTs)
• Infection (High Neutrophils)
• AMI (High Troponin)
17. References
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Editor's Notes
Anion gap blood test: What it is, purpose, risks & results. Cleveland Clinic. (n.d.). Retrieved December 10, 2022, from https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/22041-anion-gap-blood-test#:~:text=What%20does%20a%20high%20anion,Dehydration.
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test. (n.d.). Retrieved December 10, 2022, from https://lajollasurgical.com/health-library/hw-view.php?DOCHWID=aa36271#:~:text=High%20BUN%2Dto%2Dcreatinine%20ratios,digestive%20tract%20or%20respiratory%20tract.
U.S. National Library of Medicine. (n.d.).
Chloride blood test: Medlineplus medical test. MedlinePlus. Retrieved December 10, 2022, from https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/chloride-blood-test/
Leukocyte Esterase urine test. Mount Sinai Health System. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2022, from https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/tests/leukocyte-esterase-urine-test#:~:text=Leukocyte%20esterase%20is%20a%20screening,that%20point%20to%20an%20infection.
Leukocyte Esterase urine test. Mount Sinai Health System. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2022, from https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/tests/leukocyte-esterase-urine-test#:~:text=Leukocyte%20esterase%20is%20a%20screening,that%20point%20to%20an%20infection.
There's blood in my urine. is it serious? Jefferson Health. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2022, from https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/your-health/living-well/there-is-blood-in-my-urine-is-it-serious
NHS. (n.d.). NHS choices. Retrieved December 10, 2022, from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/red-blood-count/#:~:text=A%20low%20RBC%20count%20could,to%20meet%20their%20body's%20needs).
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