Monday, September 8, 2008

Update 9PM

Wayne and I are primary contacts. I called the ICU and talked to the night shift nurse, Tom. He promised to call me if her condition changed during the night.

I picked up some details from him. An EKG was run on her in the ambulance. It was repeated in the emergency room. Both indicated abnormalities. They are assuming for now that her EKG signature is from a past heart attack. They have ordered a Ekocardiogram which is an ultrasound imaging of her heart, to see how her heart if functioning. That will give insight into any danger she may have with her heart.

Her vital signs are fine except her heartbeat is a little fast. She has experienced some muscle breakdown. They continue with an intravenous IV for fluids. In the solution they are giving her a medicine for kidneys. They will measure her volume of urine output to see if her kidneys are improving or not. It is too early to tell. They should know more by the morning. I may call in for an update in the night but doubt that I will. Wayne might do so as well. Let's hope and pray she gets better during the night.

1 comment:

El Pelon said...

I predict that this tough Texas lady will bounce back and be back home soon. Never underestimate Aunt Edith!