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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steven E. Lucking , Frank A. Maffei , Robert F. Tamburro , Neal J. ThomasPublisher: Springer London Ltd Imprint: Springer London Ltd Edition: 2012 Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 2.347kg ISBN: 9780857299222ISBN 10: 0857299220 Pages: 952 Publication Date: 12 April 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9783030533625 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() Table of Contents1.Fundamentals of Gas Exchange and the Assessment of Oxygenation and Ventilation.- 2.Oxygen Delivery and Oxygen Consumption in Pediatric Critical Care.- 3.Hemodynamics.- 4.Regional Circulations.- 5.Assessment of Cardiovascular Function 6.Overview, Structure and Function of the Nephron.- 7.Physiology of skeletal muscle and the neuromuscular junction.- 8.Assessment of Neurologic Function.- 9.Endothelial Interactions and Coagulation.- 10.The Inflammatory Response.- 11.Genetic Predisposition to Critical Illness in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.- 12.Conventional Mechanical Ventilation.- 13.Non-Conventional Mechanical Ventilation.- 14.Mechanical and Electrical Myocardial Support.- 15.Renal Replacement Therapies and other Extracorporeal Therapies.- 16.Pharmacology.- 17.Cardiovascular Drug Therapy.- 18.Sedation and Analgesia.- 19.Neuromuscular Blockade.- 20.Use of Blood Products.- 21.Nutrition in Critical Illness.- 22.Upper Airway Obstruction.- 23.Severe Asthma.ReviewsFrom the reviews: For individuals seeking to master the essentials, pediatric Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review will serve as an enormously valuable resource. ... a highly informative, accessible, and enjoyable guide that will complement the intensivist's library of cornerstone texts and high-impact journals. For the young intensivist, the guide will serve as a means of learning the essentials of the field ... . For the more experienced intensivist, it will serve as a practical resource for regular reference as well as a review text for recertification. (Carley Riley and Derek S. Wheeler, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 308 (17), November, 2012) From the reviews: For individuals seeking to master the essentials, pediatric Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review will serve as an enormously valuable resource. ... a highly informative, accessible, and enjoyable guide that will complement the intensivist's library of cornerstone texts and high-impact journals. For the young intensivist, the guide will serve as a means of learning the essentials of the field ... . For the more experienced intensivist, it will serve as a practical resource for regular reference as well as a review text for recertification. (Carley Riley and Derek S. Wheeler, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 308 (17), November, 2012) Author InformationSteven E. Lucking is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA. He has special interests in brain injury, shock, bronchoscopy, outcomes evaluation and research. Frank A. Maffei is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Temple University School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Janet Weis Children's Hospital at Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA. His special interests include life-threatening asthma, meningitis, traumatic brain injury and the use of bedside ultrasound in the critically ill infant and child. Robert F. Tamburro is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA. He has special interests in oncologic critical care, clinical research and pediatric palliative care. He is also certified in Pediatric Palliative Care. Neal J. Thomas is Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital in Hershey, PA. He has special interest in acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis/shock, type IV phosphodiesterase inhibition, closed head injury and pediatric critical care medicine research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |