Diverticulitis Admission Orders
Date and time:
Name:
Age:
DOB:
Allergies:
1. Admit to: [ ] Acute Care
2. Attending Dr: Younger
3. Admitting Dx:
4. Contributing Dx:
5. Condition:
6. VS:
7. Activity:
8. Nursing:
9. Diet:
10. IV:
11. Meds:
12. Other Meds:
13. Labs:
14. Other:
15. H&P:
16. Consultants:
17. X-ray:
[ ] Day Bed
[ ] SCUnit
[ ] Telemetry
[ ] Stable
[ ] Fair
[ ] Serious
[ ] Critical
qid with blood pressure sitting and standing.
Weight on admission and each AM.
Up with assistance.
I/O Q shift.
Regular diet.
IV of LR at 120 ml/hour.
Tylenol 1000 mg PO Q 4 hr prn pain.
Milk of Magnesia, 30 ml by mouth at bedtime as needed for
constipation.
Ambien 5 mg, one tablet by mouth at bedtime and may repeat
X 1 if needed for sleep.
Zosyn 3.375 grams IV every 6 hours.
If PCN allergic, then use the Levaquin and Metronidazole as
listed below instead of the Zosyn.
Levaquin 750 mg IV every 24 hours.
Metronidazole 500 mg IV every 8 hours.
CBC, chem 7, LFTs, urinalysis (with urine culture if white cells
are found in the urine), Sed rate on admission; repeat the chem
7 and CBC daily.
EKG on admission;
Chest x-ray (PA and lateral) on admission.
Call MD if: altered mental status, T 102F or higher, chest pain,
pulse < 40 or >130.
Type up the dictated H&P.
Dr. Kim.
CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis with IV and oral contrast.
Please have the radiologist call Dr. Kim with the report ASAP.
Please do a flat plate and upright x-ray of the abdomen as well.
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