Blueprints Pocket Pediatric ICU is designed as a quick read for students on rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty. Pocket-sized and practical, the text covers the clinical topics a student would most likely encounter during an elective rotation and also provides the basic knowledge needed before USMLE Steps 2 and 3 in an organized, easy-to-read outline format. The book also features appendices on opportunities in pediatric critical care, a question and answer review, and suggested additional reading. Blueprints Pocket Pediatric ICU is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find the book valuable.
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Höhe: 203 mm
Breite: 111 mm
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978-1-4051-0485-2 (9781405104852)
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SECTION I: GENERAL PICU TOPICS AND TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 1: Acute Resuscitation.1
Chapter 2: Intubation. 13
Chapter 3: Vascular Access.20
Chapter 4: Fluids and Electrolytes.31
Chapter 5: BloodGas Analysis. 42
Chapter 6: Conventional Ventilation. 47
Chapter 7: High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV). 56
Chapter 8: Extracorporeal Membrane
Oxygenation (ECMO).61
Chapter 9: Sedation in the PICU. 67
SECTION II: CLINICAL CONDITIONS
Chapter 10: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). 81
Chapter 11: SevereAcute Asthma.89
Chapter 12: Shock.97
Chapter 13: CongestiveHeart Failure. 109
Chapter 14: Arrhythmias. 116
Chapter 15: Postoperative Heart Surgery. 129
Chapter 16: Head Injury. 139
Chapter 17: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). 151
Chapter 18: Status Epilepticus. 159
Chapter 19:Meningitis. 167
Chapter 20: Ingestions. 175
Index. 205
