Respiratory Update

The respiratory therapist came to examine Mom. She is doing OK but not great. The therapist stated that it is still "if-ey" as to whether or not she will get the tube out. The one that concerns them is her blood pressure -- they seem to think it is going up as she works to breath and I think its due to anxiety. I have asked that look at the precedex and see if they can increase that to keep her anxiety low while she works on getting away from the tube.