- Respiratory
- Olivia’s blood gas test results were described as “decent”
- Olivia had a chest X-ray
- Revealed that her lungs are still not as expanded as we had hoped
- NICU doctors are tweaking ventilator pressure in response
- Digestive
- Olivia’s blood sugar levels are high.
- Doctors and nurses work to create a custom mix for her on a daily basis depending on her blood tests and dietary needs
- Olivia had a few “trophic feeds” prior to her re-intubation
- Olivia’s blood sugar levels are high.
- Sedation
- Olivia continues to require sedation for comfort from the oscillating ventilator and regular care time disturbances
- This is not expected to be required long term
- There are no concerns with her needing this sedative for long-term health
- Olivia received a muscle relaxant yesterday to continue to comfort her.
- Olivia continues to require sedation for comfort from the oscillating ventilator and regular care time disturbances
- Other
- Doctors have started Olivia on “prophylactic antibiotics” (meaning antibiotics in advance of knowing whether or not there’s actually an infection
- This is a very common practice because bacterial blood cultures take 48 hours to come back, but the risks of treatment in absence of an infection are almost zero
- Lab work looked good overnight, but need to wait longer for more definitive results here
- If there is an infection, the antibiotics will either do their thing, or the doctors can pursue other antibiotic treatments
- Olivia tends to prefer being on her belly as shown by her vitals
- We are still not allowed to hold Olivia, that will likely remain impossible while she is intubated and on this specific ventilator
- During our visit, Olivia’s nurse performed a blood sugar test. Despite no improvement in the results, what’s notable is that Olivia handled that stress very well.
- Doctors have started Olivia on “prophylactic antibiotics” (meaning antibiotics in advance of knowing whether or not there’s actually an infection
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