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| The wound on his head above his eye is where the IV infiltrated during surgery. |
Eagan had a pretty decent setback today. Back up to 50 breaths per minute on the ventilator. The doctors ordered cultures of his lung secretions, one of his neck incisions, and several different types of blood cultures. Cultures take 1-5 days to get full results back on. Little man could really use a break.
Weight
4 lb 1.6 oz - More swelling. Probably due to the recent surgery.
Breathing
Eagan is on the
conventional ventilator. His settings are up to 50 breaths per minute. His
oxygen rate is around 25%. The pressure
that the
ventilator
puts in his lungs is up to 23. Also, he has fluid in his lungs so he is
getting Atrovent breathing treatments every six hours.
Vein and Artery Access
Eagan has a femoral line in his upper thigh.
Eagan has a femoral line in his upper thigh.
He lost the IV in the top of his hand, so he got a new one in his left leg. That one blew, so he has one in his left foot.
He has an arterial line in his left wrist.
Medications
An antibiotic, Oxicillin is being given every six hours.
Hydrocortisone, for blood pressure and stress response, is down to once every 48 hours.
He is now only on Morphine every 6 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.
He is also on Zantac to help calm his tummy's acid levels.
Lasix, a diuretic, will be given every 4 hours along with Albumen, a protein that makes up the majority of our blood.
He is back on Synthroid for low thyroid.
Nutrition
8 cc's of breastmilk every 3 hours! He is still getting TPN and lipids also.
Transfusions
Transfusion #28 today.
Upcoming Tests
Another eye exam to check on the severity of his retinopathy of prematurity will be next Thursday.
Cranial ultrasound at 36 weeks gestation.
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