At the 9 AM feed this morning, Quinlan was hard to arouse and was less interactive. The nurse decided to ask the team about putting him back on caffeine as perhaps the lack of stimulant was keeping Quinlan in a somnolent state. He was also having increased periods of apnea. The team put him back on caffeine with no change. They then worked him up for sepsis. These labs will take a couple of days to culture prior to having results. In the meantime, Quinlan has been started on IV antibiotics.
By noontime, the apnea had worsened with increasing time spent at lower O2 saturation levels. At this point, the team decided to put Quinlan back on CPAP to help with his breathing. He has responded well to this, with less episodes of apnea, and is more alert than before. The team will keep him on antibiotics for 2 days waiting for the results of the lab cultures, and on CPAP as long as his oxygen levels are still occasionally dipping low.
We are sending him strong thoughts and will keep you updated on his progress.
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