Carter is doing well this morning. Dr. Araya the pediatric nephrologist reported that his sodium and kidney issue has completely resolved on its own. They have stopped the extra sodium he was getting and his urinary output has gone back to normal. They are still not entirely sure the exact cause but think it may be related to something called SIADH. This stands for syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. Basically antidiuretic hormone is a hormone that prevents the production of dilute urine. So this condition is more related to an abundance of fluid rather than a decrease in sodium. In any event he is gotten past this hurdle.
We expect today that the ventilator settings will be changed and he may eventually be taken off the ventilator if he does well. They are going to try him on a setting where he breaths completely on his own before they remove the tube. As long as he does well with that they will remove it sometime today.
Carter's favorite position, frogger.
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