We all went out to dinner to celebrate Johanna's birthday tonight. It was a welcome distraction from the hospital, and Johanna got her birthday wish that things would chill out for a moment.
Upon our return I spoke with Pam, Pop's nurse for tonight's ICU shift. Pam reported that Pop's condition was about the same this evening and that he was receiving his nightly dose of itraconazole when I called. He appears stable, his blood pressure is good, and his SpO2 (blood O2 Sat) is hovering around 96%, so they lowered the FiO2 on the ventilator to 70%. Getting rid of excess fluid seems to agree with him and help him oxygenate better, and he has shed a little over 10 pounds of water during the last two days of dialysis treatments. This is good, but what a way to lose weight! Dr. Dhukal, Pop's nephrologist (kidney specialist), will decide in the morning whether he gets to lose some more fluid tomorrow courtesy of "la machine".
As Dr. Greenberg would say, "He's a tough old bird." As I would say, "He's my Pop." Rest well, you tough ol' bird Pop.
Upon our return I spoke with Pam, Pop's nurse for tonight's ICU shift. Pam reported that Pop's condition was about the same this evening and that he was receiving his nightly dose of itraconazole when I called. He appears stable, his blood pressure is good, and his SpO2 (blood O2 Sat) is hovering around 96%, so they lowered the FiO2 on the ventilator to 70%. Getting rid of excess fluid seems to agree with him and help him oxygenate better, and he has shed a little over 10 pounds of water during the last two days of dialysis treatments. This is good, but what a way to lose weight! Dr. Dhukal, Pop's nephrologist (kidney specialist), will decide in the morning whether he gets to lose some more fluid tomorrow courtesy of "la machine".
As Dr. Greenberg would say, "He's a tough old bird." As I would say, "He's my Pop." Rest well, you tough ol' bird Pop.
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