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84 year-old man with CAD s/p CABG, DM, HTN, presented with 2 days of
black stools and coffee ground emesis. Pt reports of woke up 2am on
[**10-19**] and had black soft/loose BM, followed by nausea and and vomiting
blackish liquid. He felt better but continued to have three more black
stools over the next two days. He vomited a total of [**1-20**] times before
presenting to the hospital. He has been feeling lethargic and
lightheaded and called the ambulence at the advice of his son. His
stools were lightening in color prior arriving. He has not been using
any new medications and has not had a prior GIB.
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In the ED, initial VS: 98.7 88 65/47 98%/RA. He was BIBEMS with SBPs
110-120s and has had similarly stable blood pressures since arrival.
He had an NG lavage with coffee ground emesis that cleared with 600 cc
of flushing. During the lavage he had chest pressure and an EKG showed
STD in V2-4. He did not have radiation, pain, or diaphoresis.
Home medications:
ALLOPURINOL 300 mg Tablet by mouth daily
GLIPIZIDE 5 mg Extended Rel by mouth daily
LOSARTAN [COZAAR] 100 mg by mouth daily
METFORMIN 500 mg by mouth daily
METOPROLOL TARTRATE 50 mg by mouth daily
PIOGLITAZONE [ACTOS] 15 mg by mouth daily
SIMVASTATIN 80 mg Tablet by mouth daily
ASPIRIN 81 mg Tablet by mouth daily
Past medical history:
Coronary artery disease s/p triple-vessel coronary artery bypass in [**7-/2899**]
Hypertension
Peripheral arterial disease
Hypercholesterolemia
Diabetes
Osteoarthritis
Gout
Anemia Baseline 32-35 with unrevealing w/u by heme
Right hernia repair in [**2877**]
Appendectomy in [**2841**]
Prostate disease
N/C
Occupation: Retired trial lawyer
Drugs: Denies
Tobacco: Denies
Alcohol: Occasional