Echocardiography and Noninvasive Diagnosis
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…
CRITICAL CARE
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
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…
Structure, Function, and Development of the Nervous System
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…
Renal Structure and Function
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…
Transfusion Medicine
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…
Burn and Inhalation Injuries
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…
Evaluation, Stabilization, and Initial Management After Multiple Trauma
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…
Hemoglobinopathies
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…
Pediatric Vascular Access and Centeses
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 •…
