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Brooks, Gavin
MRN: 420165 Room: 810 DOB: 2/8/1957 Age: 68 Gender: Male Allergies: No known drug allergies
 Admit Notes
 Clinical Notes
 Vitals
 Labs, Cultures, Imaging
 Clinical Calculators
 MAR
 Current Orders
 Home Med List
 Med Reconciliation
 Discharge Planning
Setting Medical ICU (MICU)
Scenario After being intubated, Mr. Brooks is admitted to the intensive care unit for further treatment. You have assessed his pain/agitation/sedation and vasopressor regimens; these are appropriate and will not need adjustments. The medical resident asks for your recommendations regarding acute problems as well as any other pharmacotherapy recommendations you may have to optimize this patient’s care in the hospital and at discharge.
Admission note taken on 10/18/25
CC “I’m having difficulty breathing”
HPI Mr. Brooks is a 68-year-old Caucasian male presenting to the Emergency Department yesterday. He complains of shortness of breath and chest pain. Two hours after presentation to the Emergency Department, he becomes hypotensive requiring vasopressor administration and intubation.
PMH
  • Unprovoked left lower extremity DVT (2 months ago)
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Osteoarthritis (bilateral knees)
  • Epilepsy (last seizure 5 years ago)
Social
History
  • Alcohol: drinks 4-6 beers per day, several shots of whiskey on weekends
  • Tobacco: denies
  • Illicit drugs: denies
Family
History
  • Father: prostate cancer, diabetes, and hypertension; still living
  • Mother: hypertension, died of a myocardial infarction at age 73
Vaccine
History
  • Received all recommended immunizations through age 18
  • Tdap (7 years ago)
  • Influenza (last season)
Surgical
History
  • PCI (one drug eluting stent placed in the LAD coronary artery) 2 years ago
Physical Exam
  • ROS: Shortness of breath (+), Right sided chest pain described as “crushing 9/10 pain”, Minor bilateral knee pain 1/10, Denies other pain, Denies nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, Last BM this morning, Denies fever/chills
  • General: appears in significant distress
  • HEENT: PERRLA
  • Respiratory: bilateral rales, tachypnea
  • Cardiovascular: normal rate, regular rhythm, no murmur
  • Abdomen: soft, normal bowel sounds
  • Genitourinary: WNL
  • Extremities: +1 LLE pitting edema
  • Neuro: alert/oriented x3, cranial nerves II-XII intact, no nystagmus, no signs of seizure
  • Psych: cooperative, appropriate affect
Clinical Laboratory Report
 
Test Name 10/19/25 10/18/25 Range
Sodium (Na+) 137 136-145 mEq/L
Potassium (K+) 4.0 3.5-5 mEq/L
Chloride (Cl-) 101 98-106 mEq/L
Bicarbonate (HCO3-) 24 23-28 mEq/L
Urea nitrogen (BUN) 14 8-20 mg/dL
Creatinine 0.8 0.5-1.3 mg/dL
Glucose 93 70-115 mg/dL
Hemoglobin A1c 5.3-7.5 %
Calcium,Total 8.7 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
Phosphate 3.5 3-4.5 mg/dL
Magnesium 2.1 1.6-2.6 mEq/L
Protein, total 4.8 5.5-9 g/dL
Albumin 2.0 3.5-5.5 g/dL
Aminotransferase,aspartate (AST) 81 10-40 units/L
Aminotransferase,alanine (ALT) 114 10-40 units/L
Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) 112 80-225 units/L
Alkaline phosphatase 177 30-120 units/L
Bilirubin, Total 1.3 0.3-1 mg/dL
Leukocytes (WBC) 6.9 4.5-11 x103/mcL
Red blood cells (RBC), Male4.23.8-5.1 x108/mcL
Hemoglobin, Male13.814-18 g/dL
Hematocrit, Male41.642-50 %
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) 29 27-33 picogram
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 83 76-100 mcm3
Platelets 121 150-450 x103/mcL
International normalized ratio (INR) 1.3 0.8-1.2
Prothrombin time (PT) 16.1 9.5-11.3 sec
Partial thromboplastin time,activated (aPTT) 32.5 25-35 sec

 
 
Additional Labs:
Other Labs (yesterday) Result
Direct bili (mg/dL) 0.5
Indirect bili (mg/dL) 0.8
Troponin (ng/mL) 3.3
D-dimer (ng/mL) 1,200
Fasting Lipid Panel (yesterday) Result
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 185
LDL (mg/dL) 117
HDL (mg/dL) 48
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 98
Cultures:
  • SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) PCR: not detected
Imaging Studies:
Test Date Result
Genetic thrombophilia panel, including protein C and S, factor V Leiden, G20210A prothrombin mutation, homocysteine, factor VIII, anticardiolipin antibodies, and lupus anticoagulant 3 weeks ago All negative
Phenytoin trough level 7 days ago 8.3 mcg/mL
EKG yesterday normal sinus rhythm, no ST elevation, QTc 407 msec
Echocardiogram yesterday dilated right ventricle with RV/LV ratio of 1.1
CT angiography yesterday bilateral pulmonary embolism
Vital Sign 10/19/25
09:58

22:13

15:35
10/18/25
07:50
Height (cm) 170.2 170.2
Weight (kg) 122.7 122
Body Temperature (°C) 37 37.7 36.3 37
Blood Pressure (mmHg) 80 / 45 126/77 130/76 128/77
Heart Rate (bpm) 89 71 69 72
Respiratory Rate (bpm) 23 18 18 18
Oxygen Saturation (%) 82 92 94 94
Current Orders
 
CONC
VOL
SOLN
RATE

CONC
VOL
SOLN
RATE

CONC
VOL
SOLN
RATE

CONC
VOL
SOLN
RATE

CONC
VOL
SOLN
RATE

CONC
VOL
SOLN
RATE

USE
START DATE
STOP DATE
NOTES

 

 

CONC
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SOLN
RATE

CONC
VOL
SOLN
RATE

Medication
History
  • Medication fills are confirmed with Publix by a pharmacy technician on the hospital medication history service.
  • Mr. Brooks reports adherence with all medications including nonprescription, and he uses a medication box.
  • He reports taking his docusate / senna a few days per month, and thinks he last took it around the July 4th holiday.
  • His last dose of medication was this morning; however, he forgot to pick up his apixaban refill earlier in the week so has not taken this medication for the past two days.

 
Home Medication List: verified by pharmacy on admit (10/18/25)
 
Patient Name: Brooks, Gavin
Date of Birth: 2/8/1957
Room#: 810
Allergies:
Immunization History:
Community Rx Info:
 
Rx Insurance:
Social History:
Additional Notes:
DRUG
STRENGTH
DF
STRENGTH
ROUTE
FREQ
PRN?
LAST
DOSE
(date/time)
ADVERSE
EFFECTS
ADHERENCE
NOTES
MED REC
ACTION
MED REC
REASON
Action Key:
C = Continue, D = Discontinue*, H = Hold*, M = Modify*
*must provide reason

                    
Medication 10/19/25 10/18/25
Norepinephrine  6 mcg/min  IV  continuous
Rate: see notes
17:33
17:39
Fentanyl  25 mcg/hr  IV  continuous
Rate: see notes
17:27
17:13
Propofol  5 mcg/kg/min  IV  continuous
Rate: see notes
17:30
17:17
Phenytoin  100 mg  IV  Q6H
Rate: 100 mL/hr
06:34
12:49
18:47
06:38
12:24
18:24
23:35
Levetiracetam  1,500 mg  IV  Q12H
Rate: 400 mL/hr
09:53
09:29
21:46
Pantoprazole  40 mg  IV  Q24H
Rate: 400 mL/hr
09:53
09:34
Acetaminophen  650 mg  PR  Q6H  PRN
PRN mild pain (1-3)
Ondansetron  4 mg  IV  Q8H  PRN
PRN nausea/vomiting
Rate: 2 minutes
Lorazepam  2-4 mg  IV  Q2H  PRN
PRN yes, see notes
Rate: 1-2 minute(s)
17:13
17:30
Clinical Notes
 
                    
Medication Discharge Orders
 
Hospital Medications
Medication Instructions Comments Continue Modify Discontinue New Rx sent

 
Previous Home Medications
Medication Instructions Comments Continue Modify Discontinue New Rx sent

 
 
Discharge Planning - Medication List and Instructions
 
Patient Name:
Admission Date: Discharge Date: Service:
Principle Diagnosis on Admission:
Secondary Diagnosis:
Allergies:

 
Medications ADDED this visit:
(begin taking these)
Medications CHANGED this visit:
(modify what you were taking)
Medications STOPPED this visit:
(stop taking these)

 
Final Discharge Medication List
Medication/Route/Dosage/Frequency/Duration Comments Morning Afternoon Evening Bedtime
As Needed Medications

 
          
Medication Reconciliation - Finalized Medication List
 
Patient Name: Brooks, Gavin Date of Birth: 2/8/1957 Room: 810

 
Medication (name/strength) Dose Route Frequency Notes