Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 In a message dated 05-07-01 11:12:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pooberry@... writes: << The patient is a 66-year-old African-American male with a history of cancer of the lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also has a history of cerebrovascular accident. He was admitted to the hospital with altered mental status, generalized weakness, and cachexia. He was found to be hypokalemic. He was admitted to the intensive care unit, was given [s/l Iridia], and was started on [s/l Clindine] and Levaquin. >> I'll take a stab at it.. but I'm stumped on the Iridia. For " clindine " , how about clonidine? Or perhaps clindamycin, which is sometimes given with Levaquin. Hope this helps a little. If I could hear it myself I might be able to figure it out. Jan " Typing is my life " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 In a message dated 5/7/01 11:12:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pooberry@... writes: << The first s/l i-rid-ee-uh and the second actually sounds like one word -- clindinelevaquin -- but I suppose she's actually saying something like clin-dine *and* Levaquin. She's definitely not saying Clindamycin, which I thought was the likely suspect in the context. More context follows: The patient is a 66-year-old African-American male with a history of cancer of the lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also has a history of cerebrovascular accident. He was admitted to the hospital with altered mental status, generalized weakness, and cachexia. He was found to be hypokalemic. He was admitted to the intensive care unit, was given [s/l Iridia], and was started on [s/l Clindine] and Levaquin. Any takers? Any help appreciated. >> How about Artria which is aspirin. This is simply a guess. I cannot find anything else that comes close to your s/l. Holly ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 In a message dated 5/7/01 11:12:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pooberry@... writes: << started on [s/l Clindine] and Levaquin. >> How about quinidine? Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 In a message dated 05-07-01 11:12:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pooberry@... writes: << The patient is a 66-year-old African-American male with a history of cancer of the lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also has a history of cerebrovascular accident. He was admitted to the hospital with altered mental status, generalized weakness, and cachexia. He was found to be hypokalemic. He was admitted to the intensive care unit, was given [s/l Iridia], and was started on [s/l Clindine] and Levaquin. >> After pondering this one a little longer, it occurred to me that if this patient has Alzheimer disease, the Iridia sound alike could be Aricept. Just a stab in the dark here. Jan " Typing is my life " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 JanTranscribes@... wrote: > I'll take a stab at it.. but I'm stumped on the Iridia. Hi Jan: I've received two off-list responses that pointed me to Aredia, and I think it's the lucky winner. > For " clindine " , how about clonidine? Or perhaps clindamycin, which is > sometimes given with Levaquin. I'm pretty sure she's not saying clonidine, and I'm not sure its profile fits. My first thought was clindamycin, but she's definitely not saying that. Thanks for the help. Jayni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 PeggyFLMT@... wrote: How about quinidine? Hi Peggy: I *like* it as far as sounding right, but I don't have any indication the patient has any arrhythmia. This one may have to go in as a blank . . . Thanks a lot for the help. Jayni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Aredia ® pamidronate disodium for injection For Intravenous Infusion DESCRIPTION Aredia, pamidronate disodium (APD), is a bone-resorption inhibitor available in 30-mg, 60-mg, or 90-mg vials for intravenous administration. Each 30-mg, 60-mg, and 90-mg vial contains, respectively, 30 mg, 60 mg, and 90 mg of sterile, lyophilized pamidronate disodium and 470 mg, 400 mg, and 375 mg of mannitol, USP. The pH of a 1% solution of pamidronate disodium in distilled water is approximately 8.3. Aredia, a member of the group of chemical compounds known as bisphosphonates, is an analog of pyrophosphate. Pamidronate disodium is designated chemically as phosphonic acid (3-amino-1-hydroxypropylidene) bis-, disodium salt, pentahydrate, (APD). Pamidronate disodium is a white-to-practically-white powder. It is soluble in water and in 2N sodium hydroxide, sparingly soluble in 0.1N hydrochloric acid and in 0.1N acetic acid, and practically insoluble in organic solvents. Its molecular formula is C3H9NO7P2Na2·5H2O and its molecular weight is 369.1. Inactive Ingredients. Mannitol, USP, and phosphoric acid (for adjustment to pH 6.5 prior to lyophilization). At 10:14 AM 5/7/01 -0500, you wrote: >Me again! > > From an infectious disease consult -- two drug names I can't run down. >The first s/l i-rid-ee-uh and the second actually sounds like one word >-- clindinelevaquin -- but I suppose she's actually saying something >like clin-dine *and* Levaquin. She's definitely not saying Clindamycin, >which I thought was the likely suspect in the context. More context >follows: > >The patient is a 66-year-old African-American male with a history of >cancer of the lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also >has a history of cerebrovascular accident. He was admitted to the >hospital with altered mental status, generalized weakness, and cachexia. >He was found to be hypokalemic. He was admitted to the intensive care >unit, was given [s/l Iridia], and was started on [s/l Clindine] and >Levaquin. > >Any takers? > >Any help appreciated. > >Jayni > > > >TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to >nmtc-unsubscribe > >PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Jayni, The first would be Aredia. The second is probably Clinda (short for Clindamycin) and Levaquin). Margaret >>> Jayni 05/07/01 11:14AM >>> Me again! From an infectious disease consult -- two drug names I can't run down. The first s/l i-rid-ee-uh and the second actually sounds like one word -- clindinelevaquin -- but I suppose she's actually saying something like clin-dine *and* Levaquin. She's definitely not saying Clindamycin, which I thought was the likely suspect in the context. More context follows: The patient is a 66-year-old African-American male with a history of cancer of the lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He also has a history of cerebrovascular accident. He was admitted to the hospital with altered mental status, generalized weakness, and cachexia. He was found to be hypokalemic. He was admitted to the intensive care unit, was given [s/l Iridia], and was started on [s/l Clindine] and Levaquin. Any takers? Any help appreciated. Jayni TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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