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When donna powers I came in at around 8am, his hemoglobin(Hgb) was at 11g/dL. Normal adult values range from about 12-17g/dL. At around 1pm after new bloodwork came back, his Hgb was 8g/dL. Not good. donna powers Hemoglobin, for those unaware, is a complex on red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen from your lungs to the tissues in your body. Without enough of it, you're not getting enough oxygen. Here's a wiki entry for a deeper explanation. Anyhow, no explanation why. The doctor donna powers discontinued his heparin and asked me to put SCuDS on his legs. SCuDS are sequential compression devices, basically these cuffs that go around your calves and periodically inflate and deflate. The idea is that they promote return of venous blood to the heart and prevent thrombus (clot) formation. Heparin also tries to prevent clot formation in the blood, especially for those spending lots of time in bed who are most at risk, but through pharmaceutical means. That was it for the resident's orders so I suggested perhaps we reduce the rate of fluid he's getting a little bit.
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