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…
Chapter 15 Pediatric Vascular Access and Centeses Stephen M. Schexnayder, Elizabeth A. Storm, Michael H. Stroud, Michele M. Moss, Ashley S. Ross, Richard T. Fiser, Muayyad Tailounie, Xiomara Garcia-Casal Pearls •…
