Manual of Pediatric Intensive Care

This new manual is a practical, bedside guide to care of patients in the Pediatric ICU. Pediatric patients are very different than adults, and knowing this difference is never more critical than in the ICU. The fundamentals come first: sepsis, managing fluids and electrolytes, maintaining the airway and assessment of cardiovascular performance. After this, problems are organized by system: neurology, endocrine disorders, and the acute abdomen are a few of the topics covered.Trauma has a separate section, covering injuries to major body systems and injuries caused by burns, accidents, frostbite, lightening strikes and other events. Following this, the manual has three outstanding and very useful features: a section on procedures, such as chest tube insertion and subdural taps; a pharmacopoeia, detailing the critical dosing numbers needed for safe, effective therapy; and a section with algorithms, including decision trees from the American Heart Association. In all, few manuals pack as much information, for such an attractive price, as this one.

Foreword 1. Introduction to Pediatric Critical Care 2. Pediatric Transport Considerations 3. Sepsis 4. Fluids and Electrolytes 5. Pediatric Airway Considerations 6. Cardiovascular Considerations 7. Trauma 8. Anaesthetic Considerations 9. Neurology 10. Endocrine Disorders 11. Metabolic Disorders 12. Acute Abdomen 13. Nutrition 14. Pain Control 15. Psychosocial Support 16. Procedures 17. Pharmacopoeia 18. Flow Diagrams/Algorithms

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