May 17th 2006 - Visited Hospital

Vitals
HR - 97
BP - 137/71
SAT - 95%
Ventilator is running at 70%, peep is at 16

Chest X-Ray shows improvment in oxygenation. Dr. Arcot believes this is primarily due to the bed but could also be due to the infection receeding, but not conclusive. We will know better in future x-rays if the infection is receeding.

Kidney - Creatinine level increased to 3.76. Although the Urine production is adequate, it still is not eliminating all toxins.

We are awaiting direction from the kidney specialist, Dr Patel, on whether dialysis may be necessary. He will call us here today to give his opinion.

His platlets are better today (he recieved platelets yesterday). He will receive 2 additional pints of blood today.

He is receiving 4 antibiototics - 2 are for the pseudomonous. They still don't know dad's sensitivity to the antibiotics (except pseudomonous), the other 2 are to cover the other bacteria, not yet determined.

Dr. Crossman - (infectious disease doctor), is still trying to determine the exact bacteria type he is infected with. The cultures can cake some time to grow and thus the delay in determination (up to 2 weeks, about 1 week to go).

Dr. Arcot - ICU Doctor (intensivist) - believes that the bacteria that we have identified, pseudomonous, is the primary cause of the infection. Which could mean that determining the other infections may not be as important.

Tentatively:
Chello is leaving today. Virginia is coming in on Thursday the 18th and returning the 27th. Paul and Ana are arriving on Friday. Vivian is thinking to go back on Sunday 21st and Patrick returning also on Tuesday the 23rd, to Denver.

We need to try and schedule the travel so that Mom has family here throughout Dad's intensive care.