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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Test results, heart rate, oxygen and eating

The results of the urine test show that everything is normal. There were 2 of 8 liver enzymes that are high. The tests they did on those show that one of them stayed steady and the other went down. S at least they aren't getting worse.

His heart rate has been pretty high for the past few days. We told them about our concerns several days ago, but nothing was done about it. The doctor we saw today decided to put him on some fluids in case he was a little dehydrated (which they checked for, and determined he was a little bit). His blood pressure head also been high. They are hoping that by hydrating him, it will bring both down.

Also due to the higher heart rate, they did a chest x-ray. They were looking for any new infection that might be causing the high heart rate. But that didn't show anything new. The doctor said it didn't necessarily look any better than the ones before, but it didn't look like there was anything new either.

His oxygen need went up from 1/8 liter per hour to 1/4 liter per hour. They want his blood oxygen level to stay above 93%, and at 1/8 liter it was at about 92. Now he is at 95 while sleeping, which is usually lower than when he is awake.

He ate a little better today. He drank 27 ounces today. We still have to work on him to eat. It still is taking an hour for him to take each bottle, and we have to trick him by playing with a toy above his head while he eats, but still, it was better than yesterday


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