Sallie Mae Fisher Health History – 3 important facts to note

Posted: October 21st, 2021

Health History

Ms. Fisher is an 82-year-old female with a history of chronic congestive heart failure (CHF), atrial fibrillation, and hypertension.

During the last 6 months, she has been hospitalized four times for exacerbation of her CHF.

She was discharged home last Saturday from the hospital after a 3-day stay to treat increased dyspnea, an 8-pound weight gain, and chest pain.

Ms. Fisher is recently widowed and lives alone. She has a daughter, Thelma Jean, who lives in town but works full time and has family issues of her own. Therefore, family support is limited.

Hospital Discharge Instructions

• Mountain Top Home Health to evaluate cardio-pulmonary status, medication management, and home safety.
• Medical Equipment Company to deliver oxygen concentrator and instruct patient in use. 0, at 2 liters per nasal prongs PRN.
• Prescriptions given at discharge: o Digoxin 0.25 mg once a day o Lasix 80 mg twice a day. health history health history

·         Calan 240 mg once a day

• Order written to continue other home meds.

Sallie Mae’s Home Medication List

• Zocar 50 mg once a day
• Minipres 1 mg once a day
• Vasotec 10 mg twice a day
• Prilosec 20 mg once a day
• Furosemide 40 mg once a day
• Effexor 37.5 mg at bedtime
• Lanoxin 0.125 mg every other day
• Multivitamin once a day
• Potassium 40 mEq once a day
• Ibuprofen 400 mg q 4 hours as needed for pain
• Darvocet N 100 mg q 4 hours as needed for pain
• Nitroglycerin ointment, apply 1 inch every day