**Morning rounds, ICU day**: Day 3
**Date of ICU Admission**: 2024/10/30
**ICU doctors**: Dr. Emily Carter, Dr. Ben Miller, Resident: Dr. Sarah Jones
**Active Problem List**:
* Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
* Septic Shock
* Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
* Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
**Pre-admission diagnoses/Past Medical History**:
* Hypertension
* Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
* Hyperlipidemia
**Surgical history & procedures**:
* Appendectomy, 2010
**Medications**:
* Piperacillin/Tazobactam 3.375g IV q6h
* Vancomycin 1g IV q12h
* Fentanyl 50 mcg/hr IV
* Midazolam 2 mg/hr IV
* Insulin Glargine 10 units subcutaneously daily
* Insulin Lispro sliding scale
* Enoxaparin 40mg subcutaneously daily
* Norepinephrine 4 mcg/min IV
**Management Plan**:
* Continue antibiotics for VAP: "Piperacillin/Tazobactam 3.375g IV q6h and Vancomycin 1g IV q12h"
* Continue Fentanyl and Midazolam for sedation.
* Continue insulin sliding scale for blood glucose control.
* Continue Enoxaparin for DVT prophylaxis.
* Continue Norepinephrine for blood pressure support: "Norepinephrine 4 mcg/min IV"
* Wean ventilator settings as tolerated.
* Monitor urine output and renal function.
* Daily labs and CXR.
**Consultants**:
* Pulmonology: Continue current respiratory support, consider bronchoscopy if no improvement.
* Nephrology: Continue current management of AKI.
**CNS exam**:
RASS -2, CPOT 1, GCS 10. Sedated on Fentanyl 50 mcg/hr IV and Midazolam 2 mg/hr IV. Mobility limited due to sedation and weakness. Pain controlled. Sleep disrupted.
**Cardiovascular exam**:
Norepinephrine 4 mcg/min IV. BP stable. No JVP.
**Respiratory exam**:
Patient intubated and mechanically ventilated. HFNC. ABGs stable.
**Gastrointestinal exam**:
NG tube in place, draining clear secretions. Abdomen soft, non-tender.
**Genitourinary exam**:
Foley catheter in place, urine output adequate. No edema.
**Endocrine**:
Blood glucose 140 mg/dL. Insulin Lispro sliding scale. Insulin Glargine 10 units subcutaneously daily.
**Skin**:
CWMS intact. No skin breakdown noted.
**Lines & tubes**:
Central venous catheter in right internal jugular vein. Foley catheter. NG tube.
**Infection & microbiology**:
Blood cultures pending. Sputum culture positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Temperature 38.5°C. Started on Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Vancomycin.
**Labs**:
CBC: WBC 18.2, Hgb 10.1, Plt 250
Electrolytes: Na 140, K 4.0, Cl 100, HCO3 22, BUN 30, Creatinine 1.8, eGFR 40
Other labs pending.
**Imaging**:
CXR: Shows bilateral infiltrates consistent with ARDS.
**DVT prophylaxis/GI prophylaxis**:
Enoxaparin 40mg subcutaneously daily. SCDs in place.
**Ventilatory support, Vasoactive medications**:
Ventilator settings: PEEP 10, FiO2 60%, RR 20, Vt 400. Norepinephrine 4 mcg/min IV.
**Social History**:
Patient's wife present at bedside. Patient was a construction worker.
**Code status**:
Full code.
**Critical Care**:
Monitoring for signs of sepsis and ARDS progression. Daily assessment of sedation and ventilator settings.
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