Abdominal Trauma in Pediatric Critical Care
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…
Specific Diseases of the Respiratory System: Upper Airway
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…
Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm
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…
Principles of Drug Disposition in the Critically Ill Child
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…
Airway Management
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…
Tests of Kidney Function in Children
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…
Sedation and Analgesia
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. •…
Regional Circulation
Chapter 20 Regional Circulation Peter Oishi, Julien I.E. Hoffman, Bradley P. Fuhrman, Jeffrey R. Fineman Pearls • When delivering critical care, one must understand the specific properties that characterize the…
Coma and Depressed Sensorium
Chapter 58 Coma and Depressed Sensorium Tony Pearson-Shaver, Renuka Mehta Pearls • A Glasgow Coma Scale score less than 15 in children should be taken seriously. • The ABCs (airway,…
Pharmacology of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 25 Pharmacology of the Cardiovascular System Marc G. Sturgill, Michael Kelly, Daniel A. Notterman Pearls • Clinical acumen is needed to distinguish between the need for an inotropic agent,…
