We are still in St. Cloud. Brody's 2:00 blood gas was about the same as this morning. His CO2 is still high, in the 50's when they want it more in the 30's. He is still on the acidic side of the pH scale. He had a big diaper, which is good. The respiratory technician did a technique with the ventilator to try to open up the air sacs in his lungs and he was oxygenating a little better after that. He is now running at about 92% on his saturations vs. 89% earlier. His heart rate is high due to the continuous albuterol. It is at 202-209 right now.
He opened his eyes this afternoon and looked at us for a little while. The nurse gave him a little more sedative and he went back to sleep. They don't want him to fight the vent.
No huge progress, but it seems to be getting a little better. We will know more again at 6:00 when they draw blood again.
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