Pediatric Critical Care Study Guide; Text and Review is an invaluable resource for pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) practitioners. Allowing for concise reading on specific topics this book acts as both text and study guide with the advanced physiology and pathophysiology required for the higher level PCCM practitioner.

This Text and Review is physiologically based covering major pediatric critical care principles and specific disease entities commonly encountered by the PCCM practitioner. Pathophysiologic aspects unique to the pediatric patient are emphasized.

The high number of illustrations and detailed coverage of each topic allow the reader to gain an insight into the normal physiology, abnormalities in the disease process, treatment strategies and case-orientated questions that will reinforce important ideas learned in the chapter.

Autorentext

Steven E. Lucking is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA. He has special interests in brain injury, shock, bronchoscopy, outcomes evaluation and research.

Frank A. Maffei is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Temple University School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Janet Weis Children's Hospital at Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA. His special interests include life-threatening asthma, meningitis, traumatic brain injury and the use of bedside ultrasound in the critically ill infant and child.

Robert F. Tamburro is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA. He has special interests in oncologic critical care, clinical research and pediatric palliative care. He is also certified in Pediatric Palliative Care.

Neal J. Thomas is Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA. He has special interest in acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis/shock, type IV phosphodiesterase inhibition, closed head injury and pediatric critical care medicine research.

Klappentext

Pediatric Critical Care Study Guide; Text and Review is an invaluable resource for pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) practitioners. Allowing for concise reading on specific topics this book acts as both text and study guide with the advanced physiology and pathophysiology required for the higher level PCCM practitioner.

This Text and Review is physiologically based covering major pediatric critical care principles and specific disease entities commonly encountered by the PCCM practitioner. Pathophysiologic aspects unique to the pediatric patient are emphasized.

The high number of illustrations and detailed coverage of each topic allow the reader to gain an insight into the normal physiology, abnormalities in the disease process, treatment strategies and case-orientated questions that will reinforce important ideas learned in the chapter.

Zusammenfassung

This is the first comprehensive study guide covering all aspects of pediatric critical care medicine. It fills a void that exists in learning resources currently available to pediatric critical care practitioners. The major textbooks are excellent references, but do not allow concise reading on specific topics and are not intended to act as both text and study guide. There are also several handbooks available, but these are usually written for general pediatric residents and lack the advanced physiology and pathophysiology required for the higher level pediatric critical care practitioner

Inhalt
1.Fundamentals of Gas Exchange and the Assessment of Oxygenation and Ventilation.- 2.Oxygen Delivery and Oxygen Consumption in Pediatric Critical Care.- 3.Hemodynamics.- 4.Regional Circulations.- 5.Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
6.Overview, Structure and Function of the Nephron.- 7.Physiology of skeletal muscle and the neuromuscular junction.- 8.Assessment of Neurologic Function.- 9.Endothelial Interactions and Coagulation.- 10.The Inflammatory Response.- 11.Genetic Predisposition to Critical Illness in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.- 12.Conventional Mechanical Ventilation.- 13.Non-Conventional Mechanical Ventilation.- 14.Mechanical and Electrical Myocardial Support.- 15.Renal Replacement Therapies and other Extracorporeal Therapies.- 16.Pharmacology.- 17.Cardiovascular Drug Therapy.- 18.Sedation and Analgesia.- 19.Neuromuscular Blockade.- 20.Use of Blood Products.- 21.Nutrition in Critical Illness.- 22.Upper Airway Obstruction.- 23.Severe Asthma.