Chapter 26 Cardiopulmonary Interactions Bradley P. Fuhrman Pearls • Mechanical ventilation can alter right ventricular preload and ejection, pulmonary vascular resistance, left ventricular preload, and left ventricular afterload. • In…
Chapter 117 Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Actions From Receptors to Effectors Catherine Litalien, Pierre Beaulieu Pearls • Receptors play a central role in determining the nature of the pharmacologic effects…
Chapter 74 Cellular Respiration Jerry J. Zimmerman, Amélie von Saint André-von Arnim, Jerry McLaughlin In every one of us there is a living process of combustion going on very similar…
Chapter 115 Abdominal Trauma in Pediatric Critical Care Christopher P. Coppola, James C. Gilbert Pearls • In the initial resuscitation of trauma victims, the first priority remains the ABCs of…
Chapter 44 Specific Diseases of the Respiratory System Upper Airway David Jardine, Omar J. Bhutta, Andrew Inglis Pearls • Diseases leading to compromise of the airway are the most frequent…
Chapter 28 Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm Frank A. Fish, Prince J. Kannankeril, James A. Johns Pearls • Arrhythmias may result from ongoing therapies; ask, “What’s the DEAL?” — Drugs and…
Chapter 116 Principles of Drug Disposition in the Critically Ill Child Jeffrey L. Blumer Pearls • Studies devoted to the disposition of drugs in critically ill patients and children are…
Chapter 119 Airway Management Ann E. Thompson, Rosanne Salonia Pearls • Safe management of the critically ill child’s airway requires an understanding of the anatomic and physiologic changes that occur…
Chapter 69 Tests of Kidney Function in Children Ayesa N. Mian, George J. Schwartz Pearls • As a marker of glomerular function, serum creatinine provides a crude assessment because it…
Chapter 123 Sedation and Analgesia Christopher M.B. Heard, James E. Fletcher Pearls • A wide selection of sedation and analgesia options is available in the pediatric intensive care unit. •…
