R. G. Telemetry Case Studies

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R.G. is a 74 year-old male, and was admitted on 3/16 with shortness of breath and cough, which had been going on for one week. He was previously discharged with aspiration pneumonia, but was readmitted with the same diagnosis for treatment. R.G. was taking Zosyn for antibiotic treatment. He was also diagnosed with acute kidney injury due to medication during his hospital stay. He is currently on hemodialysis with right internal jugular access. While on dialysis his hemoglobin was 6.4 and on 3/26 he received one unit of blood.

Since admission to the hospital he has had irregular heartbeats which have dropped down into the 40s and was asymptomatic. On 3/18, a telemetry was placed on him for monitoring, but it has since been removed.

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