Friday, July 13, 2007

Friday 7AM

Over the course of the night, Steve's blood pressure began to inch back up. Right now it's about 104/44. With the help of a 100% oxygen mask, his blood oxygenation level slowly climbed back to normal. Currently his vital signs look steady, and the fever he had yesterday is gone. His blood sugar level is still variable and occasionally low. He is being monitored for possible heartattack, pneumonia, etc. The doctors call Steve's condition sepsis (Wikipedia: serious medical condition characterised by a whole-body inflammatory state caused by infection). For the most part, Steve remains asleep, though he does seem to understand when we speak to him.