Day 4: Progress
1/3/21 - Sunday Morning - Dopamine drip on lower dose to stimulate kidney to help release urine. FIO2 - oxygen concentration giving James was down to 35 and is now back up to 80. Still some trouble ridding of the waste of carbon dioxide. Blood pressure looks great: 42 today vs 25 yesterday PDA - heart vessel might need to get closed - will check today Results from BMP: Electrolytes are okay. Markers for kidney function is worsening. Increased to 2 ML every 3 hours. No bowel movement yet. Weekly measurements on Monday: we are looking for 0.5-1 cm growth weekly in head circumference and length Focus now: lungs and kidneys functioning properly. AFP (alphafetoprotein) level from amniotic fluid was over 10, but the level would be much higher for Finnish nephrotic syndrome (FNS) diagnosis from MFM, so might not be it. Kidney ultrasound was normal Brain ultrasound had no bleeding. Will check next week again....