The nutrient fluids he has been getting since birth are starting to hurt his liver. They are cutting back on these and adding the milk and a saline drip to give the liver a break. His jaundice levels spiked and he is also under the photo therapy lights. The long term sedation medicine he is on is also processed through the liver. A side effect of that medicine is for the bone marrow to not produce many platelets. He is being given extra platelets to help replenish his supply so the liver can get rid of the jaundice causing agent. Even though they haven't given the long term sedation in a few days, the levels in his system are still high. It may take a while for the liver to process all of this out.
The nurse is having a hard time keeping his temperature under control. It could be the extra heat from lights. It could also be and infection. All the usual blood, urine, and secretion panels for infection were drawn today.
His x rays showed his lungs clouding up a little but his chest edema going down. He may be putting on some good weight. That said, his head and feet looked more swollen today and he gained weight overnight.
Overall, many people have commented on how much better he looks from late last week.
Praying for:
- Liver to function properly
- Kidneys to keep functioning properly
- Lungs to develop
- Bones to get stronger
- Infections to stay away
- Jaundice to go away
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