Assisted living facility complains of dizziness and weakness

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Mr. Walter Lutz, a 92-year-old man, who lives in an assisted living facility complains of dizziness and weakness for the past 3 weeks. He has had several episodes where he has almost fallen, and his wife is very concerned. He has no known allergies. His past medical history includes atrial fibrillation, hypertension, osteoarthritis, and benign prostatic hypertension. His surgical history includes cholecystectomy and right knee arthroscopy. His current medications are warfarin 4 mg daily, bisoprolol 5 mg daily, valsartan 40 mg BID, and tamsulosin 0.4 mg daily. He takes Tylenol 325 mg every 4 hours for his arthritis.

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