Overnight it was decided to stop Angela's ammunol and see what ...I don'teven know what. At midnight her ammonia level was at 122. When I come into the PICU her room is furthest away from the door. This morning when I entered the unit I could hear her screaming. She is in a lot of pain and her ammonia is at 375. They're can't give her anything but motrin because they need to be able to monitor her mental status. Right now she is not very coherent but awake. She NEEDS to have this MRI done but her system is not stable enough for anesthesia. We expect her to fall into a coma again soon if we can't get her ammonia level down.
She was started on large doses of Lactulose to help clear the ammonia from her body. This drug causes its own problems as it does its job.
She was started on large doses of Lactulose to help clear the ammonia from her body. This drug causes its own problems as it does its job.
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Sending love, prayers...please ask if they have someone who can come and provide Reiki for her...
Oh gosh can't that sweet girl catch a break? Prayers
Oh gosh can't that sweet girl catch a break? Prayers
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