Drew's Admission

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Ok here is the results of the first 24 hours.

This is his 7th or 8th admission in 22 months for a total of around 13

weeks. The docs always think it is an Asthma related exacerbation, but they

treat it as CF.

We are suppose to be on contact isolation until after the throat culture and

nasal culture come back. Gowns and gloves where not worn on every visit over

night!

At 4 in the morning wakes up asking for Milk. The night nurse brings

in the pedisure and enzymes already mixed in the applesauce. I find out this

morning that the lab is sending up clear capsules, not white Ultrase- MT4's.

What are these? , asked Mike,

Nurse Replies, " MS-4's "

Mike, " Okay what are MS-4's? Enzymes I hope!? "

The day nurse and her assistant come in , fully gowned and gloved, and one

of the top nurses on the floor. I stepped out for a minute to get some

coffee and then returned

Nurse, " Dad, he won't take the Orapred, do you want to give it to him, we

had to give him the Prilosic in some apple sauce "

So I give it to him, and he takes it just fine, then the assistant hands me

an oral syringe and says here's his Adeks.

The problem is this is 2.5 ml of a white liquid, not ruby red Adeks.

So I ask, " what is this? " -

Assistant, " Adeks "

Mike, " No Adek is Red " - And I read the label to see that it is Prilosec.

So what was it that they thought was prilosec a few minutes ago. Luckily the

lab had sent up both the day and night dose of prolific, and not a mix up

among patients.

The adek's arrived a few minutes later along with the correct enzymes.

Let's hope day two goes better or better yet they send us home on a PIC line

before Miceale's Birthday party on Saturday.

Mike V.