Sunday, May 25, 2008

Medications for heart and blood pressure for LCT

These medications effective April, 2009:

Daily a.m.
1. one tablet--81 mg. aspirin
2. one-half tablet of 2.5 mg. linsinopril every day
3. one-half tablet (12.5 mg.) of 25 mg. carvedilol

Daily p.m.
1. one-half tablet of 40 mg. simvastatin
2. one-half tablet (12.5 mg.) of 25 mg. carvedilol

Optional (as needed for pain or for sleeplessness):
1. .25 mg. alprozolam (one tablet every 8 hrs. as needed)
2. hydrocodone 5 mg./acetaminophen 500 mg. tablet (2 bablets every 4 hrs. as needed for pain--not to exceed 8 in 24 hrs.)

My cardiologists at the VAMC at Mtn. Home in J.C., Tenn:
1. Dr. Lucien Abboud
2. Dr. Fawwaz Hamati
3. Dr. Terry Forrest
4. Janet Wyatt, R.N.

Mountain Home VAMC
P.O. Box 4000
Mountain Home, Tenn. 37684
Phone: 423-926-1171

My cardiologist at VAMC in Asheville, N.C.
Dr. John Lucke
Paul Ballard, physician's assistant

Phone: 800-932-6408
828-298-7911

Asheville VAMC
1100 Tunnel Rd.
Asheville, N.C. 28805



(Their offices in Cardiology Post Procedure Clinic, Building 204, Rm. L153)

Other contact source: Doris Call (423-979-2756); needs volunteer to talk to E-2 patients, Thurs., 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.)

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