RUA INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE

Background Information: Patient’s Name: Byron King Age: 48 Sex: Male Height: 70 inches Weight: 90.909kg Code Status: Full Code Allergies: Morphine (nausea, vomiting, and hives) Admission date: 03/18/2018 Admitting diagnosis: Lower Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed Reason for admission: complaints of dark tarry stools for 2 days Occupation or former occupation: Disabled does yard work for extra money Past Medical History: Spinal cord injury (SCI) when he was 22 years old resulting in right side hemiparesis. During hospital stay at that time prescribed morphine for pain control. While taking codeine he developed an allergic reaction displaying nausea, vomiting, and generalized hives. All opioids were stopped and he was given nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs