Educating the Intensivist
Chapter 17 Educating the Intensivist Mary W. Lieh-Lai, Denise M. Goodman, Melinda Fiedor Hamilton, Kevin M. Valentine Pearls • The principles of adult learning and how they relate to fellowship…
CRITICAL CARE
Palliative Care
Chapter 12 Palliative Care Jeffrey Burns, Cynda H. Rushton Pearls • “Palliative care begins when illness is diagnosed, and continues irrespective of whether or not a child receives disease-directed treatment…providers…
Ethical Issues in Death and Dying
Chapter 11 Ethical Issues in Death and Dying Norman Fost Pearls • It is not only permissible to discontinue treatments that are not serving the patient’s interest, it is obligatory….
Ethics in Pediatric Intensive Care
Chapter 10 Ethics in Pediatric Intensive Care Joel E. Frader, Kelly Michelson Pearls Major Principles of Medical Ethics • Beneficence: Provide care that benefits patients • Nonmaleficence: Avoid harming patients…
Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 9 Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Debra Ann Ridling, Mithya Lewis-Newby, Daphne Lindsey Pearls • Using family-centered care principles to establish the parents as partners with…
The Nurse in Pediatric Critical Care
Chapter 3 The Nurse in Pediatric Critical Care Patricia A. Moloney-Harmon, Martha A.Q. Curley Pearls • Nursing’s unique contribution to patients within the health care environment is that nurses create…
The Intensivist in the New Hospital Environment: Patient Care and Stewardship of Hospital Resources
Chapter 2 The Intensivist in the New Hospital Environment Patient Care and Stewardship of Hospital Resources Margaret M. Parker Pearls • Effective teamwork is essential for optimal care of the…
Respiratory monitoring
Chapter 34 Respiratory monitoring Andrew D. Bersten Clinical examination and the trend of vital signs such as respiratory rate (f), and quantity and nature of sputum are extremely important in…
Oxygen therapy
Chapter 24 Oxygen therapy Adrian T J. Wagstaff In mammals energy is provided by both anaerobic and aerobic respiration, the former being inadequate to provide adequate energy alone, so oxygen…
Management of cardiac arrhythmias
Chapter 18 Management of cardiac arrhythmias Andrew Holt CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY The electrophysiological properties of cardiac cells are important in understanding cardiac arrhythmias and their management. Cardiac cells undergo cyclical depolarisation…
