Product Description

This new manual is a practical, bedside guide to care of patients in the Pediatric ICU. Pediatric patients are very different than adults, and knowing this difference is never more critical than in the ICU. The fundamentals come first: sepsis, managing fluids and electrolytes, maintaining the airway and assessment of cardiovascular performance. After this, problems are organized by system: neurology, endocrine disorders, and the acute abdomen are a few of the topics covered. Trauma has a separate section, covering injuries to major body systems and injuries caused by burns, accidents, frostbite, lightening strikes and other events.

Following this, the manual has three outstanding and very useful features: a section on procedures, such as chest tube insertion and subdural taps; a pharmacopoeia, detailing the critical dosing numbers needed for safe, effective therapy; and a section with algorithms, including decision trees from the American Heart Association. In all, few manuals pack as much information, for such an attractive price, as this one.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3910102 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

About the Author
Haresh Kirpalani BM, MRCP(UK), FRCP (Lond), FRCPC, MSc. Professor of Pediatrics, and Associate Member Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario Lennox Huang MD, FAAP Associate Chair (Clinical) and Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University Deputy Chief of Pediatrics, McMaster Children's Hospital Hamilton, Ontario Mark Duffett BSc(Pharm), ACPR, RPh Staff Pharmacist McMaster Children’s Hospital Hamilton, Ontario Michael Michenko RN, BScN Education and Development Clinician Clinical Practice and Education