Lyla's heart is doing well today and has seemingly adjusted after being on the ECMO machine. She's got a fever of 38.6 C, which may be attributed to withdrawl from morphine and ativan, but as a precaution, her nurses are taking blood samples and cultures from the ventilator to test for bacterial infection. The one infection she does have is her urinary tract and is now under control.
A blood clot was manifest today in her right leg again. Because of this, she's now on heparin, and will have to get shots again once she comes home. During her previous clot, she developed a collateral line in her leg, so this will help while she continues to thin her clot. She's still got a lot happening on a daily basis, but her development is in a positive direction.
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