Some medical updates

When we visited Jac today, we learned that his Art line had been removed from his left arm in hte morning. When we peeked into the isolette, we found him with his hand in his mouth, happily asleep.

With the Art line gone, and the corresponding removal of the 1ml/hr Heparin flush, Jac was getting 4 ml/hr of TPN -- more food to fuel his growth. A later glucose check, however, showed a high glucose level (around 210, when it should be between 40 and 80). The next TPN bag will have a lower dextrose level and should bring his glucose closer to where it should be.

Jac was also getting 1ml of milk per every 3 hours, but when the nurse checked him in the late morning, she extracted 2 ml of undigested milk in his stomach. There were also signs that he had plenty of air in his tummy. Because of this, they stopped the milk feeding for now.