Chapter 120 Organ System Considerations that Affect Anesthetic Management Antonio Cassara, Peter J. Davis Pearls • The anesthetic care of intensive care unit patients involves the extension of principles of…
Chapter 57 Structure, Function, and Development of the Nervous System Mish Shoykhet, Robert S.B. Clark Pearls • In humans, general central nervous anatomy is established by birth. However, the brain…
Chapter 23 Echocardiography and Noninvasive Diagnosis James C. Huhta Pearls • When congenital heart disease or myocardial dysfunction is suspected during the management of a neonate or child in the…
Chapter 51 Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury Jean-Damien Ricard, Didier Dreyfuss, Alexandre T. Rotta, Georges Saumon Pearls • Although essential to the support of patients with respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation can be…
Chapter 66 Renal Structure and Function Maury N. Pinsk, Victoria F. Norwood Pearls • The efferent blood supply from a single glomerulus will contribute to the capillary vascular supply of…
Chapter 82 Transfusion Medicine Jacques Lacroix, Marisa Tucci, Alan Tinmouth, France Gauvin, Oliver Karam Pearls • The decision to prescribe the transfusion of any blood product must be based on…
Chapter 111 Burn and Inhalation Injuries Kevin R. Kasten, Amy T. Makley, Richard J. Kagan Pearls • The accurate estimation of the extent and depth of burn injury is crucial…
Chapter 112 Evaluation, Stabilization, and Initial Management After Multiple Trauma Steven Elliott, Randall S. Burd Pearls • The primary survey, as defined by Advanced Trauma Life Support, is a prioritized…
Chapter 84 Hemoglobinopathies M.A. Bender, Katie R. Nielsen Pearls • The pathophysiology of sickle cell disease is multifactorial, involving hemoglobin polymerization, oxidative damage to cell membrane proteins, white blood cell…
