[tri-med] Re: pneumonia

Chris,

I hope she will be better soon too. She is not too terribly sick 
acting, just sick sounding.

You can check for aspiration with a swallow study--if we had Tierney 
swallow barium and watched it go down--it should stay in the esophagus, 
but if she is aspirating, some would end up in the trachea or bronchi. 
It takes 24-48 hours to see aspiration pneumonia on a chest 
radiograph--takes a bit for the mucous and inflammatory cells to 
accumulate and make a shadow on the radiograph.

We do have a nebulizer--with just saline though. No bronchodilators, I 
should have asked for that. Wasn't thinking straight.

I was really hoping to hear some of the other Moms chime in and say 
they had been through this with their little ones. I am more worried 
now since I asked.

But she really does not seem that bad. She was terribly excited to get 
bananas twice today.

Mimi (wife to Doug, Mommy to Reilly 8, Keegan 6 and Tierney T18 8 
months)
Chicago
On Jan 30, 2004, at 7:20 PM, loganfamily wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mimi Noonan" <miminoonan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Mimi,
> Just a note to say I hope Tierney on the complete mend very soon.
>
> Isn't it hard to check for aspiration?  I've been told that aspiration 
> may
> not show up on an x-ray until 24 hours after the episode causing it.  
> Does
> that sound right?
>
> I agree, it would freak me out if Mari got pneumonia.  Our docs ALWAYS 
> order
> chest x-rays for the little Missy at the slightest chest rattle.  I 
> like the
> cardiologist to check out the size of her heart at the same 
> times....since
> it's so stinkin' big.  She's never had pneumonia...but has sure seemed 
> close
> several times.  Do you have a nebulizer?  I'm sure I over use this, 
> but I
> start it a the slightest chest rattling noises.
>
> Anyway...get better soon little Tierney!
>
> Blessings,
> Chris mama to Mari full T18 (2 yrs)
> Tipp City, OH
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