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An innovative new survival guide for the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
The PICU Handbook is a unique, portable compilation of the information essential for residents and fellows to successfully navigate the modern Level 1 and Level 2 pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Enhanced by numerous tables, formulas, algorithms, guidelines, checklists, rapid-sequence medication formularies, troubleshooting guides, and clinical pearls this is a true must read for all residents and fellows in pediatrics, family medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care, as well as pediatric hospitalists, pediatric nurse practitioners and advance practice nurses, physician assistants, and medical students.
The Handbook is designed to be
Table of Contents
Part I: Critical Care Organ Systems
1. Respiratory
2. Cardiovascular
3. Neurologic
4. Renal
5. Hematology/Oncology
6. Endocrine
7. Gastrointestinal
8. Immunologic/Infectious disease
Part II : Emergency Care and Acute Management
9. Environmental/Toxicologic Crises
10. Monitoring
11. Sedation and Analgesia
12. Perioperative Pediatric Surgical Critical Care
13. Organ Transplantation
Appendices (Formulary, Common Formulas, Normal vitals signs, temperature conversion, fluids)
