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5th March 2024
A 63-year-old male is currently on the Acute Cardiac Unit following a recent aortic valve replacement.
A 63-year-old male is currently on the Acute Cardiac Unit following a recent aortic valve replacement. The cardiologist updated his medication chart prior to the surgery to add some peri-operative medications which would improve his outcome. Whilst recovering, the patient complains of recent right sided hearing loss over the past 6 hours and is becoming increasingly concerned. He has a past medical history of hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia.
Please select the single most likely drug to be causing this patient’s recent hearing loss
| DATE | DRUG NAME | DOSE | ROUTE | FREQUENCY | Prescriber’s Signature |
| 10/1/21 | PARACETAMOL | 500MG | ORAL | PRN | DR |
| 10/1/21 | ATORVASTATIN | 20MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | FUROSEMIDE | 80MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | AMLODOPINE | 5MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | RAMIPRIL | 2.5MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
| 10/1/21 | EZETIMIBE | 10MG | ORAL | ONCE DAILY | DR |
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