Chapter Title
1 History of Pediatric Critical Care
2 The Intensivist in the New Hospital Environment: Patient Care and Stewardship of Hospital Resources
3 The Nurse in Pediatric Critical Care
4 Research in Pediatric Critical Care
5 Proving the Point: Evidence-Based Medicine in Pediatric Critical Care
6 "Outcomes in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine:
Implications for Health Services Research and Patient Care
7 Safety and Quality Assessment in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
8 Information Technology in Critical Care
9 Family-Centered Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
10 Ethics in Pediatric Intensive Care
11 Ethical Issues in Death and Dying
12 Palliative Care
13 "The Process of Organ Donation and Pediatric Donor
Management
14 Pediatric Transport: Shifting the Paradigm to Improve Patient Outcome
15 Pediatric Vascular Access and Centeses
16 Pediatric Intensive Care in Developing Countries
17 Educating the intensivist
18 Critical Care in Public Health Emergencies
19 Structure and Function of the Heart
20 Regional Circulation
21 Principles of Invasive Monitoring
22 Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
23 Echocardiography and Noninvasive Cardiac Diagnostics
24 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization
25 Pharmacology of the Cardiovascular System
26 Cardiopulmonary Interactions
27 Myocardial Dysfunction, Ventricular Assist Devices and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
28 Disorders of Cardiac Rhythm
29 Shock States
30 Cardiac Bypass for Repair of Congenital Heart Disease in Infants and Children
31 Critical Care After Surgery for Congenital Cardiac Disease
32 Cardiac Transplantation
33 Physiologic Foundations of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
34 Performance of CPR in Infants and Children
35 Structure and Development of the Upper Respiratory System in Infants and Children
36 Structure of the Respiratory System - Lower Respiratory Tract
37 Physiology of the Respiratory System
38 Control of Breathing and Acute Respiratory Failure
39 Assessment and Monitoring of Respiratory Function
40 Ventilation-Perfusion Inequality
41 Mechanical Dysfunction of the Respiratory System
42 Overview of Breathing Failure
43 Noninvasive Monitoring in Children
44 Specific Diseases of the Respiratory System: Upper Airway
45 Asthma
46 Neonatal Respiratory Disease
47 Pneumonitis and Interstitial Disease
47 Pneumonitis and Interstitial Disease
48 Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation
49 Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Care
50 Noninvasive Ventilation: Concepts and Practice
51 Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation
52 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children
53 Extracorporeal Life Support
54 Pediatric Neurocritical Care
55 Pediatric Neurological Assessment and Monitoring
56 Neuroimaging
57 Development, Structure, and Function of the Brain and Neuromuscular Systems
58 Coma and Depressed Sensorium
59 Intracranial Hypertension and Brain Monitoring
60 Status Epilepticus
61 Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Infants and Children
62 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: Pathobiology and Therapy of the Post-Resuscitation Syndrome in Children
63 Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage
64 Acute Neuromuscular Diseases and Disorders in Pediatric Critical Care
65 Acute Central Nervous System Infections
66 Renal Structure and Function
67 Fluid and Electrolyte Issues in Pediatric Critical Illness
68 Acid-Base Balance and Disorders
69 Tests of Kidney Function in Children
70 Renal Pharmacology
71 Glomerulotubular Dysfunction and Acute Kidney Injury
72 Pediatric Renal Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
73 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
74 Cellular Respiration
75 Nutrition in the Critically Ill Child
76 Inborn Errors of Metabolism
77 Common Endocrinopathies in the PICU
78 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
79 Structure and Function of Hematopoietic Organs
80 Thromboembolism in Pediatric Intensive Care
81 Hematology and Oncology Problems in the Intensive Care Unit
82 Transfusion Medicine
83 Critical Illness Involving Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
84 Hemoglobinopathies
85 Gastrointestinal Structure and Function
86 Disorders and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver
87 Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
88 Acute Liver Failure, Liver Transplantation, and Extracorporeal Liver Support
89 Acute Abdomen
90 The Innate Immune System
91 Infection and Host Response
92 Congenital Immunodeficiencies
93 Acquired Immune Dysfunction
94 Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
95 Life-Threatening Viral Diseases and Their Treatment
96 Infectious Syndromes in the PICU
97 "Healthcare Associated Infection in the PICU:
Epidemiology and Control - Keeping Patients Safe
98 "Autoimmune Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment, and
Life Threatening Complications
99 Genomic and Proteomic Medicine in Critical Care
100 Molecular Foundations of Cellular Injury: Necrosis, Apoptosis and Autophagy
101 Endotheliopathy
102 Neuroendocrine Immune Mediator Coordination and Disarray in Critical Illness
103 Sepsis
104 Inflammation and Immunity: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Sepsis, Acute lung Injury and Multiple Organ Failure
105 Principles of Toxin Screening, Assessment and Detoxification
106 Toxidromes and Their Treatment
107 Bites and Stings
108 Heat Injury
109 Accidental Hypothermia
110 Drowning
111 Burn and Inhalation Injuries
112 Evaluation, Stabilization and Initial Management After Multiple Trauma
113 Child Abuse and Neglect
114 Thoracic Injuries in Children
115 Abdominal Trauma in Pediatric Critical Care
116 Principles of Drug Disposition in the Critically Ill Child
117 Molecular Aspects of Drug Actions: from Receptors to Effectors
118 Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug-Drug Interactions
119 Pediatric Airway Management
120 Organ System Considerations That Affect Anesthetic Management
121 Anesthesia Principles and Operating Room Anesthesia Regimens
122 Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
123 Sedation and Analgesia
124 Malignant Hyperthermia
