Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care: Pathophysiology, Monitoring and Treatment v.1

VOLUME 1 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, MONITORING, And TREATMENT: SECTION 1 NEUROLOGY: Disorders of Consciousness. Status Epilepticus. Cerebral Resuscitation: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Reye's Syndrome. Neuromuscular Weakness. Increased Intracranial Pressure. Brain Death. Cerebrovascular Disorders SECTION 2 PULMONARY: Respiratory Failure/ Neonatal Respiratory Disease: Hyaline Membrane Disease and Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Apparent Life-Threatening Events. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Acute Upper Airway Obstruction: Croup, Epiglottitis, Bacterial Tracheitis, And Retropharyngeal Abscess. Acute Severe Asthma. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Aspiration Pneumonia. Sequelae of Intubation. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia SECTION 3 CARDIAC: Cardiopulmonary Interactions. Cardiac Tamponade. Pulmonary Hypertension Syndromes. Congestive Heart Failure. Acyanotic Heart Disease. Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease and Neonatal Polycythemia. Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis. Cardiac Arrhythmias SECTION 4 INFLAMMATION: Molecular Intensive Care. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Shock. Multiple Organ System Failure: a Continuum of Multiple Organ System Dysfunction. The Endothelium. Toxic Shock Syndrome. Connective Tissue Disorders. Anaphylaxis SECTION 5 INFECTION: Sepsis. Pneumonia. Pleural Effusion and Empyema. Nosocomial Infections. Meningitis and Encephalitis. Meningococcemia. Peritonitis. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient. Tuberculosis SECTION 6 HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Other Acquired Bleeding Disorders. Life-Threatening Complications in Sickle Cell Disease. Methemoglobinemia. Severe Anemia. Oncology SECTION 7 RENAL: Acute Renal Failure. Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. Hypertensive Crisis SECTION 8 ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC: Ab Normalities of Fluids, Electrolytes, And Calcium. Abnormalities in Temperature Regulation. Acute Crises of Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Acute Adrenocortical Insufficiency. Thyrotoxic Crisis and Euthyroid Sick Syndrome. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion. Central Diabetes Insipidus SECTION 9 ANESTHESIA and SURGERY: PERIOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES: Anesthesia. Malignant Hyperthermia. Cardiothoracic Surgery. Neurosurgery. Otolaryngology. Major Craniofacial Surgery. General Pediatric Surgery SECTION 10 TRANSPLANTATION and IMMUNOLOGY: Immunologic Disorders. Care of the Pediatric Organ Donor. Immunobiology of Transplant and Allograft Rejection. Immunosuppression. Liver Transplantation. Renal Transplantation. Heart Transplantation. Lung Transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation. Nursing Care of the Transplant Patient SECTION 11 GASTROINTESTIONAL: Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Bowel Failure. Congenital and Neonatal Bowel Disorders. Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Pancreatitis. Gastroesophageal Reflux. Hyperbilirubinemia. Starvation SECTION 12 POISONING, INGESTIONS, And TOXINS: Poisoning: Principles and Management. Therapeutic Agent Poisonings. Household Products and Environmental Toxins. Drugs of Abuse SECTION 13 TRAUMA and ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Multiple Trauma. Smoke Inhalation and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Shark Attack. Snake Envenomation. Insect Bites and Stings. Drowning and Near-Drowning. Lightning Injuries. Head Trauma. Near-Hanging and Choking Injury. Child Abuse and Shake Injuries. Burn Injury. Maxillofacial and Ophthalmologic Injury. Wound Management. Orthopedic Injuries SECTION 14 PSYCHOLOGICAL and SOCIAL ISSUES: Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Intensive Care: the Parents. Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Intensive Care: the Patient. Psychosocial Aspects of Pedicatric Intensive Care: the Staff. The PICU Experience: the Parents' Point of View. Delivery of Culturally Sensitive Care. Suicide SECTION 15 ETHICAL and LEGAL ISSUES: Bioethics: an Overview. Legal Aspects of Intensive Care: Risk Management. Legal Aspects of Intensive Care: Consent. Legal Aspects of Intensive Care: Confidentiality. Determination of Death: Legal and Ethical. Medical Futility: Ethical Considerations. Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Care: Legal Issues. Human Research in the PICU: Legal and Ethical Issues