Eagan had another great day today. He has fallen in love with his pacifier. He pitches quite a fit when it falls out. He even holds it all by himself. Eli visited Eagan today and got to hold his hand for the first time. Eli was thrilled to inform us that Eagan has fingers, toes and a nose. He also showed us all Eagan's medicine and said the rule is "don't touch Eagan's medicine." Eagan is eating more and doing great. I got to hold him for two hours today!
Weight
4 lb
Breathing
Eagan is on
the
conventional ventilator. His settings are down to 20 breaths per minute.
Until Eagan loses a bit more weight, the rate will stay at this
number.
His
oxygen rate is around 21%. The ventilator has been changed from pressure
support to tidal volume support of 8.5. This is much better for his
lungs and a big step toward extubation! 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.
Medications
Fortaz, an antibiotic that stops the growth of bacteria has been added.
An antibiotic, Oxicillin is being given every six hours.
He is now only on Morphine every 6
hours as needed. Right now he is only getting it about once a day.
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
Eagan is getting 5 cc's of breast milk
continuously every hour. The output into his ostomy bag is being put
through a tube into the other side of his intestines, called re-feeding.
He is getting TPN and lipids.
Transfusions
June 23 - Transfusion #29
Upcoming Tests
Eye exam on Monday.
Cranial ultrasound at 36 weeks gestation.
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