03-16-2024, 05:26 PM
This might be a little long. Basically an update on my brother-in-law.
Today, I talked to Bryce's new nurse. He has been "stepped down" to IMC which stands for intermediate care.
His nurse told me that Bryce's main concern right now is he wants a cigarette. (Sigh) I hope they have him on a nicotine patch!!!
He is still on the high flow oxygen(Optiflow). His albumin is still low so he will be getting more of that today. (Albumin is a protein that transports things through the blood, like hormones and some drugs and is made in the liver.) This is common with cirrhosis.
His hemoglobin is low - 6.6. (Anemic) Healthy for men is 13.2 to 17.5. Lots of reasons for low Hgb. I won't go into all that, but it is common with cirrhotic patients. Hemoglobin is responsible for carrying oxygen through the blood to the body. Being anemic for an extended period of time, the body responds by making sure that the heart and brain and other important organs get the oxygen they need by diverting some of the oxygen from the skin for example, hence anemic patient’s paleness.
His potassium is low so he is receiving that via IV. Potassium helps carry electrical signals to cells in your body. It is critical to the proper functioning of nerve and muscles cells, particularly heart muscle cells.
He is still getting agitated, his body functions are poor, he can't get out of bed yet. He is in what I would call serious condition (my word, not hospital) in that he is no longer critical. There does not seem to be any thought or plan for discharge yet.
Hope this didn't read like a textbook!?
Today, I talked to Bryce's new nurse. He has been "stepped down" to IMC which stands for intermediate care.
His nurse told me that Bryce's main concern right now is he wants a cigarette. (Sigh) I hope they have him on a nicotine patch!!!
He is still on the high flow oxygen(Optiflow). His albumin is still low so he will be getting more of that today. (Albumin is a protein that transports things through the blood, like hormones and some drugs and is made in the liver.) This is common with cirrhosis.
His hemoglobin is low - 6.6. (Anemic) Healthy for men is 13.2 to 17.5. Lots of reasons for low Hgb. I won't go into all that, but it is common with cirrhotic patients. Hemoglobin is responsible for carrying oxygen through the blood to the body. Being anemic for an extended period of time, the body responds by making sure that the heart and brain and other important organs get the oxygen they need by diverting some of the oxygen from the skin for example, hence anemic patient’s paleness.
His potassium is low so he is receiving that via IV. Potassium helps carry electrical signals to cells in your body. It is critical to the proper functioning of nerve and muscles cells, particularly heart muscle cells.
He is still getting agitated, his body functions are poor, he can't get out of bed yet. He is in what I would call serious condition (my word, not hospital) in that he is no longer critical. There does not seem to be any thought or plan for discharge yet.
Hope this didn't read like a textbook!?