by Dianne | Mar 2, 2012
Weaning and blood gases played second fiddle today to some severe hypotensive events, coupled with severe hypertensive events in response to the meds to bring his pressure back up. It took hours for Tyler to stabilize. His fever rose quite a bit today. Just to...
by Dianne | Mar 2, 2012
Overnight, Tyler was able to sustain the weaning he had yesterday! For those familiar with oscillators, he went from a Delta p of 77 to one of 64, and a Hz of 5 to a Hz of 6 in a 24-hour period. He’s holding at the new settings, but his blood gases are a little...
by Dianne | Mar 1, 2012
Ron and I can’t wipe the smiles off our faces today! Tyler’s CO2 gases held in the acceptable range all day long despite being weaned several times. He tolerated some deep suctioning this afternoon with good results. His kidneys are plugging along off dialysis...
by Dianne | Mar 1, 2012
Tyler’s latest vent wean did NOT disrupt his perfect blood pH!
by Dianne | Mar 1, 2012
Praise God! Tyler’s blood gases have been the best in weeks! His pH hit normal last night – a big change from constantly being on the verge of acidic. He only started the anti-viral and another antibiotic late yesterday afternoon, so I don’t think...
