Written September 18, 2013 9:44pm
Evan wasn't under the lights when I got to his room this morning. It was so nice to see him out and without his goggles on! He was a little cranky today - he kept desating. I think he was upset as he was on his back. His nurse didn't want to flip him to his stomach until she was sure the doctors were done ordering tests on him. The nurse made little earmuffs for Evan because she thought that maybe the noise in the room was bothering him. It looks like he belongs in Alaska! It seems like the ear muffs seemed to help.
The doctors decided to move Evan to a different type of ventilator today. The jet ventilator is a cross between a conventional ventilator and the oscillator. The jet vent (I keep calling it a jent for some reason) is giving Evan about 400 breaths a minute. Instead of taking deep breaths like you and I, the faster breaths will be easier and gentler on his lungs. As soon as Evan was switched to this ventilator, he stopped desating. Yay! They also took an X-ray and the preliminary results show that it's helping with his lungs. Hopefully I'll know more after rounds tomorrow.
Evan's feeds were increased from 6 mL to 7 mL this evening. He also received a transfusion so he's nice and pink. Tonight as we arrived, they were working on putting a new IV in him. The new IV is in his head, right above above his ear. It almost looks like he has a pencil behind his ear.
Somehow Evan managed to find time to go shopping. Andrew brought home a gift today - a fancy new camera!! Now I have something to learn while I'm hanging out with Evan. I knew he was going to be a little shopper! :)
The doctors decided to move Evan to a different type of ventilator today. The jet ventilator is a cross between a conventional ventilator and the oscillator. The jet vent (I keep calling it a jent for some reason) is giving Evan about 400 breaths a minute. Instead of taking deep breaths like you and I, the faster breaths will be easier and gentler on his lungs. As soon as Evan was switched to this ventilator, he stopped desating. Yay! They also took an X-ray and the preliminary results show that it's helping with his lungs. Hopefully I'll know more after rounds tomorrow.
Evan's feeds were increased from 6 mL to 7 mL this evening. He also received a transfusion so he's nice and pink. Tonight as we arrived, they were working on putting a new IV in him. The new IV is in his head, right above above his ear. It almost looks like he has a pencil behind his ear.
Somehow Evan managed to find time to go shopping. Andrew brought home a gift today - a fancy new camera!! Now I have something to learn while I'm hanging out with Evan. I knew he was going to be a little shopper! :)
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