Baby Eagan - NICU Day 39

  Eagan is doing alright. He has had some setbacks due to his surgery yesterday. He has really been letting his nurses know today when he has had more handling than he can handle. No pictures of him today as we were trying to keep his isolette covered as much as possible. 

Here is a run-down of his current status:

Weight
Eagan was not weighed today or last night.

Length 
14" at last measurement
 
Breathing
Eagan is on the conventional ventilator. His settings are now at 40 breaths per minute.  His oxygen rate is 35%. The pressure that the ventilator puts in his lungs also had to be increased today.

 

Vitals
Eagan's blood pressure was better today and he only had a few bradycardia episodes.

 

Vein and Artery Access
The arterial line is in his head.

 

The IVs in his head and right arm blew this morning so he got a new one in his left leg.

 

A CVL, central venous line, was placed during surgery on the left side.

Medications

Sodium bicarbonate is being given for acidic ph levels.

Calcium gluconate is being given since his levels were low in his blood work.

Hydrocortisone, for blood pressure and stress response, was also increased.

His Dopamine is up from 7 micrograms to 16 micrograms.

 

Eagan is on Vancomycin and Meropenum - both antibiotics, and Synthroid for low thyroid levels.

Nutrition
Eagan's only sources of nutrition right now are his TPN fluids and lipids.

 

Output

Eagan has a foley catheter in place. His urine output was better today.

Transfusions

May 17 - Transfusion #20

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