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Case Study Parkinson's Disease Multiple Myeloma

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The patient is a 65-year-old Hispanic female who was transferred from lower specific nursing home because the patient was found unresponsive. When she arrived in the ER she was still unresponsive. They did a sternal rub and she awakened became more responsive. It is to be noted that she received 10 mg of Ambien via her PEG tube around 11:00pm at night. Her medical history is significant for diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic heart disease hypertension seizure disorder Parkinson's disease multiple myeloma and chronic anemia. She had previous admissions in April and July of 2015. In July of 2015 she was in septic shock secondary to C. difficile enterocolitis. On presentation she was also complaining of difficulty breathing. She was

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