Manual of Pediatric Intensive Care - E-Book

Manual of Pediatric Intensive Care - E-Book

by Manoj Luthra
Manual of Pediatric Intensive Care - E-Book

Manual of Pediatric Intensive Care - E-Book

by Manoj Luthra

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Overview

  • Elaborates pre- and postoperative guidelines in the intensive care of pediatric cardiac surgery patients.
  • An indispensable book for the cardiothoracic, pediatric and intensive care residents involved in the acute management of children with heart disease.
  • Addresses the need of a reference manual for general surgery and medicine residents while on rotation in the cardiac care unit.
  • Comprehensive chapters provide simple solutions and explanations to clinical problems rather than offering detailed physiological explanations.
  • Drugs and doses have been given in tables for easy reference at the point of care.
  • A practical book that can be read at leisure and referred to at the bedside.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788131234822
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date: 08/30/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 326
File size: 8 MB

Table of Contents

1 Hemodynamic Monitoring

2 Low Cardiac Output

3 Inotropes and Other Vasoactive Drugs

4 Congestive Heart Failure

5 Cardiac Tachyarrhythmias

6 Bradyarrhythmias and Pacemakers

7 Hypertensive Emergencies

8 Pulmonary Hypertension

9 Cyanotic Spells

10 Pediatric Resuscitation

11 Fluid and Electrolytes

12 Arterial Blood Gas Analysis

13 Parenteral Nutrition

14 Enteral Feeding

15 Gastrointestinal Drugs

16 Postoperative Respiratory Complication

17 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

8 Postoperative Bronchospasm

19 Ventilation

20 Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

21 Antibiotics

22 Sepsis and Multiorgan Dysfunction

23 Systemic Antifungal Agents

24 Sedatives, Analgesics, and Muscle Relaxants

25 Seizures

26 Management of the Comatose Child

27 Acute Kidney Injury

28 Coagulation Disorders in the Postoperative Period

29 Antithrombotic Agents

30 Management of Anaphylaxis

Appendices

A International System of Units (SI Units) and Conversion Factors

B Vital Signs

C Anthropometric Measurements and Major Motor Milestones

D Hematological Parameters

E Normal Laboratory Values for Children

F Composition of Frequently Used Parenteral Fluids

G Size and Length of Pediatric Endotracheal Tubes and Suction Catheters

H Postoperative Checklist on Arrival in ICU

I Postoperative Instructions

J Fluid Prescription after Open Heart Surgery

K Calculations of Drug Infusions

L Preparation of Various Concentrations of Solutions

M Cries Pain Scale

N Drug Prescription in Renal Failure

O Pediatric Blood Levels of Commonly Used Drugs

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