Cathy is reporting that she slept well last night. This morning she is alert, responsive, and watching her morning TV shows.
Overnight Cathy's blood gasses returned to normal parameters. This morning the ventilator was set to the pressure assistance only mode at the lowest settings (5) and Cathy is handling it well.
The resident reported this morning that this pneumonia may have damaged enough of what good lung tissue Cathy had remaining to prohibit her from exhailing the CO2 effectively. She still has enough 'inhail' capacity, she just can't get the stuff out. The ICU team will be consulting with the pulmonary/transplant team to see if they have any ideas (medications) or if their experience tells them that she still may recover more. I should learn more when the ICU team makes their rounds in about one hour.
David
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