Heat Injury
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…
CRITICAL CARE
Control of Breathing and Acute Respiratory Failure
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…
Pediatric Transport: Shifting the Paradigm to Improve Patient Outcome
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…
Acquired Immune Dysfunction
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…
Acute Abdomen
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…
Disorders and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver
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…
Fluid and Electrolyte Issues in Pediatric Critical Illness
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…
Performance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children
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…
Pediatric Neurocritical Care
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…
Noninvasive Ventilation: Concepts and Practice
Chapter 50 Noninvasive Ventilation Concepts and Practice Shekhar T. Venkataraman Pearls • Noninvasive ventilation can be used for both short-term and long-term indications depending on whether respiratory failure is acute…
