Chapter 5 Proving the Point Evidence-Based Medicine in Pediatric Critical Care R. Scott Watson, Mary E. Hartman, Derek C. Angus “Not all clinicians need to appraise evidence from scratch, but…
Chapter 108 Heat Injury Ofer Yanay, E.l.i. Gilad Pearls • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 1979 to 1999, 6864 deaths were attributable to excessive heat…
Chapter 38 Control of Breathing and Acute Respiratory Failure Robert K. Kanter Pearls • Powerful neural regulation of breathing maintains a constant supply of oxygen to the tissue, despite wide…
Chapter 14 Pediatric Transport Shifting the Paradigm to Improve Patient Outcome Kate Felmet, Richard A. Orr, Yong Y. Han, Kimberly R. Roth Pearls • In transport, patients are subjected to…
Chapter 93 Acquired Immune Dysfunction Gwenn E. McLaughlin, Andrew C. Argent Pearls • Most patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit are immunosuppressed to varying degrees. • Critical illness…
Chapter 89 Acute Abdomen Robert Sawin Pearls • Observation of a child’s vital signs, position, and demeanor can be as valuable as palpation in assessing the abdomen. • Decisions about…
Chapter 86 Disorders and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Scottie B. Day, Samuel A. Kocoshis Pearls • So much reliance is placed on electronic monitoring of patients that…
Chapter 67 Fluid and Electrolyte Issues in Pediatric Critical Illness Robert E. Lynch, Ellen G. Wood Pearls • Distinguishing the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion from cerebral salt wasting…
Chapter 34 Performance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children Robert M. Sutton, Robert A. Berg, Vinay Nadkarni Pearls • The four distinct phases of cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation…
Chapter 54 Pediatric Neurocritical Care Michael J. Bell Pearls The nine steps that must be accomplished when building a successful critical care program include: • Planning and organization • Training…
