Mom confirmed that nurse Joe is indeed awesome! A hurricane Katrina transplant...
Heart Rate - Regulated when she got there, but it started going up - So they had to start him on another Beta Blocker drip to try and get it to go down, but it still wasn't down when she left - They sedated him some more, with a combination of sedation & pain killers (ex. Vallum) to keep him not only sedated, but to let him sleep and avoid agitation... She said that it was pretty disturbing to watch the heart monitor because normally there is a large peak followed by a couple of smaller peaks, but Dad's monitor actually dips down because of the heart flutter...
Stool - He now has a bacteria in his stool that is very contagious - YOU MUST WASH YOUR HANDS IF YOU VISIT HIM... This can happen with people that have been in ICU for a lengthy amount of time, so they have now started him on yet another antibiotic...
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yeah, it was VERY scary to watch the heart monitor this afternoon. I agree with Judy 100% - nurse Joe is the BEST!!!!
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