Description
Book SynopsisThis extensively updated textbook is a comprehensive study guide that covers pediatric critical care principles and specific disease entities commonly encountered by the pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) practitioner. Pathophysiologic aspects unique to the pediatric patient are emphasized. The first edition has become a highly utilized text for pediatric critical care fellows. The second edition will prove even more valuable to the fellow in-training and indeed to any clinical pediatric intensivist. In addition to updating the chapters from the previous edition, there are new chapters on topics such as central nervous structure and function, palliative care, child abuse and practical biostatistics.
Pediatric Critical Care: Text and Study Guide is an invaluable clinically focused resource for PCCM practitioners. Allowing for concise reading on specific topics, this book acts as both text and study guide covering advanced physiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic considerations and treatment approaches that should be mastered by the higher level PCCM practitioner.
The large number of illustrations complements the text in each chapter that also includes key references and case-orientated questions that help reinforce important ideas learned in the chapter.
Table of ContentsPart I: Essential Physiologic PrinciplesGenomics and Genetic Predisposition to Critical Illness in the Pediatric Intensive Care UnitOxygen Delivery and Oxygen Consumption in Pediatric Critical CareEndothelial Interactions and CoagulationThe Inflammatory ResponseNutrition in Critical IllnessPharmacologyPart II: RespiratoryPulmonary Structure and FunctionFundamentals of Gas Exchange and the Assessment of Oxygenation and VentilationUpper Airway ObstructionSevere AsthmaPediatric Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeConventional Mechanical VentilationNon-conventional Mechanical VentilationPart III: CardiovascularHemodynamicsRegional CirculationsAssessment of Cardiovascular FunctionCirculatory Failure/ShockDisorders of Cardiac RhythmPostoperative Cardiac CareCardiovascular AgentsMechanical and Electrical Myocardial SupportPart IV: Central and Peripheral Nervous SystemCentral and Peripheral Nervous Systems: Development, Structure and FunctionPhysiology of Skeletal Muscle and the Neuromuscular JunctionAssessment of Neurologic FunctionCerebral Resuscitation and Traumatic and Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain InjuryNeurological Diseases in Pediatric Critical Care Sedation and AnalgesiaNeuromuscular BlockadePart V: Renal and ElectrolyteOverview, Structure and Function of the NephronFluid/Electrolyte/Acid–Base AbnormalitiesAcute Kidney InjuryRenal Replacement TherapiesPart VI: Infectious DiseaseAcute Pulmonary InfectionsSepsisOverwhelming Infections in Pediatric Critical CareMultiple Organ Dysfunction SyndromeHealthcare-Associated InfectionsPart VII: Hematology Disseminated Intravascular CoagulationOncological Critical Care: Considerations in ChildrenCare of the Critically Ill Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant PatientTransfusion MedicinePart VIII: GastrointestinalAcute Liver Injury and Failure in ChildrenPart IX: Endocrine and MetabolicCritical Care EndocrinologyMetabolic CrisesPart X: Special Topics and PopulationsTrauma/BurnToxicology for the Pediatric IntensivistThe Approach to the Critically Ill InfantChild AbusePalliative Care in Pediatric Critical CareOutcome Based Clinical Decision-Making in Pediatric Critical Illness.Biostatistics and Evaluating Published Studies
