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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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My Mother Is 94, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Infection, She Has A

My mother is 94, sepsis, pneumonia, infection, she has a pacemaker. Her sepsis after one week in ICU is down from 29 to 15 and I guess target goal is 10 on white blood cell platelet count. I do not completely understand numeric judging system. She is having trouble breathing, aspiration....she is on ventilator, and has a feeding tube in mouth (not through nose). Should I be looking at end of life arrangements. I don't want to lose her, but I don't want to prolong suffering....


posted on Tue, 29 May 2018
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