Sunday, June 10, 2012

Baby Eagan - NICU Day 61

Weight
3 lb 12.3oz
Head Circumference
11.4 inches 
Breathing
Eagan is on the conventional ventilator. His settings are down to 22 breaths per minute!!! His oxygen rate has been around 21%-23%. The pressure that the ventilator puts in his lungs is at 23. Also, he has fluid in his lungs so he is getting Atrovent breathing treatments every six hours. He still has the end-tidal to monitor is carbon dioxide levels.
Vein and Artery Access 
Eagan has an internal jugular line that was placed in surgery. Only one of the two lumens is usable now.

No IVs.
 
Medications
An antibiotic, Oxicillin is being given every six hours. 
 
Hydrocortisone, for blood pressure and stress response, is down to 1.38 mg.
 
His Morphine drip was turned off and he is now on Morphine every two hours.

Caffeine has been started as a diuretic to try to speed up his kidney function.
 
He is also on Diflucan as a preventative measure.

Eagan also is back on the Synthroid for low thyroid.  
 
He is also on Zantac to help calm his tummy's acid levels since he isn't eating.

 
Nutrition
Up to 4 cc's of breast milk every 3 hours!! 

Output
Lots of pee and poop today.


Transfusions 
June 7 - Transfusion #26


Upcoming Tests
Another eye exam to check on the severity of his retinopathy of prematurity will be this week.

Cranial ultrasound at 36 weeks gestation.

1 comments:

Baby Hopes said...

Thinking of you all daily! Sending lots of love and prayers!!!

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