Upenn.... Stuff.... Things.... Whatnot....
Just an FYI....

Kim's not done Dialysis today because her blood pressure is too low...

They are going to be putting her on a continuous dialysis that is a lot more gentle on the system as it's a slower process....

Her heart rate is slower (good thing) and blood pressure is lower (bad thing) due to the fact that they moved her from DOBUTamine to Milrinone in hopes of lowering the heart rate... which it did...

They are hoping to see an improvement in the blood pressure over the next several hours as that's what the milrinone and dobutamine were all about...

More from me later... At least UPenn has WiFi... I'll try and work on the sites a bit....

-Piper

Labels: cardioaversion, CHF, Congestive Heart Failure, Dialysis, Dialysys, Dobutamine, Failure, Milrinone, Stuff, University of Pennsylvania

- posted by GeekBrat @ 3:37 PM

 
Wow, 2 posts in 1 morning.....
I'm sitting here now... In the MICU waiting room @ Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

I showed up early as I promised Kim, but the MICU receptionist said they weren't ready for me yet.

I belive today is a Dialysis day, so I hope they aren't readying her for dialysis as i'm going to need a whole lot of time to coax her into eating and taking her pills.

It's possible they are readying her for surgery. I know they are going to put a per.... time to go in.. they just came for me... more later...

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Labels: Congestive Heart Failure, deborah, Dialysys, Failure, Kidneys, kim, Rhenal failure

- posted by GeekBrat @ 8:53 AM