Day 36 - Meet PIP & PEEP
Thursday, February 4, 2021 Morning : James had more of an eventful night than we anticipated. His oxygen and carbon dioxide levels increased higher than desired. Even though his X-ray looked good, the doctors felt it would be appropriate to put James on the JET Oscillator (I’ll debrief this shortly) to help with his lungs. His FIO2 went from 45% to 60% and his CO2 went from the 50s to the 70s. His blood still looks good, so no need for a transfusion still. His bowel movement is good, so his feed has increased to 22 ML for today. What’s the JET?: We are FAR FROM EXPERTS on this new machine, so this will be an elementary, and possibly slightly off explanation, but we shall see.... The JET gives James the lung support he needs due to the chronic lung disease he has. It designed to open up the tiny air sacs in the lungs called the alveoli. The alveoli are where the lungs and the blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide during the process of breat...