Acquired Immune Dysfunction
Chapter 93 Acquired Immune Dysfunction Gwenn E. McLaughlin, Andrew C. Argent Pearls • Most patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit are immunosuppressed to varying degrees. • Critical illness…
Acute Abdomen
Chapter 89 Acute Abdomen Robert Sawin Pearls • Observation of a child’s vital signs, position, and demeanor can be as valuable as palpation in assessing the abdomen. • Decisions about…
Disorders and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver
Chapter 86 Disorders and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Scottie B. Day, Samuel A. Kocoshis Pearls • So much reliance is placed on electronic monitoring of patients that…
Fluid and Electrolyte Issues in Pediatric Critical Illness
Chapter 67 Fluid and Electrolyte Issues in Pediatric Critical Illness Robert E. Lynch, Ellen G. Wood Pearls • Distinguishing the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion from cerebral salt wasting…
Performance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children
Chapter 34 Performance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Infants and Children Robert M. Sutton, Robert A. Berg, Vinay Nadkarni Pearls • The four distinct phases of cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation…
Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Chapter 54 Pediatric Neurocritical Care Michael J. Bell Pearls The nine steps that must be accomplished when building a successful critical care program include: • Planning and organization • Training…
Noninvasive Ventilation: Concepts and Practice
Chapter 50 Noninvasive Ventilation Concepts and Practice Shekhar T. Venkataraman Pearls • Noninvasive ventilation can be used for both short-term and long-term indications depending on whether respiratory failure is acute…
Acute Neuromuscular Diseases and Disorders
Chapter 64 Acute Neuromuscular Diseases and Disorders Maria B. Weimer, James J. Reese, Jr., Ann H. Tilton Pearls • Some causes of acute flaccid paralysis in childhood • Guillain-Barré syndrome…
Neonatal Respiratory Disease
Chapter 46 Neonatal Respiratory Disease Waleed Maamoun, Amber E. Fort, James J. Cummings Pearls • Pulmonary or nonpulmonary disorders can lead to respiratory distress or failure. • Respiratory distress presenting…
Pediatric Intensive Care in Developing Countries
Chapter 16 Pediatric Intensive Care in Developing Countries Frank Shann, Andrew C. Argent, Suchitra Ranjit Pearls • In the world’s 66 high-income countries, the total annual expenditure on health averaged…
