Heart problem?

Her weight is now 1011g and her feeds were at 6cc every 3 hours but now have been stopped since her system did not seem to like them. X-ray and cultures were done to check on things. The ventilator is now doing 45 breaths/min for her.

An echo (echocardiogram) will done on her heart tomorrow since her breathing is getting worse and sometimes the nurses and doctors can hear a murmur. They are suspecting that PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus). This is a valve in the heart that would normally close in a newborn baby after it is born, but sometimes in preemies it doesn't always close.