BookDerek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley, editors.
Summary: The Editors and contributors of this book take seriously the statement that 'For all of the science inherent in the specialty of pediatric critical care medicine, there is still art in providing comfort and solace to our patients and their families. No technology will ever replace the compassion in the touch of a hand or the soothing words of a calm and gentle voice.' The four volumes of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, 2nd Edition detail the continued growth and evolution of the pediatric critical care medicine speciality. They reveal the technological innovations in monitoring and information management and gives witness to the rapid evolution and adoption of novel monitoring techniques, such as continuous venous oximetry and near-infrared spectroscopy. They also cover advances in molecular biology that have led to the era of personalized medicine with the ability to individualize treatment to the unique and specific needs of a patient. As such this volume and its three sister titles will be of immense value to all studying and practicing pediatric critical care medicine or those involved in the management of this group of patients.
Contents:
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Liver Failure in Infants and Children
Acute Pancreatitis
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Children
Obesity in Critical Illness
Nutrition in the PICU
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Hyperglycemia, Dysglycemia and Glycemic Control in Pediatric Critical Care
Hypoglycemia
The Adrenal Glands in Critical Illness and Injury
Thyroid and Growth Hormone Axes Alteration in the Critically Ill Child
Applied Renal Physiology in the PICU
Electrolyte Disorders in the PICU
Acid-Base Disorders in the PICU
Acute Kidney Injury
Kidney Disorders in the PICU: Thrombotic Microangiopathies and Glomerulonephritis
Kidney Pharmacology
Renal Replacement Therapy
Transfusion Medicine
Hematologic Emergencies in the PICU
Coagulation Disorders in the PICU
Therapeutic Apheresis in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Thromboembolic Disorders in the PICU
Care of the Oncology Patient in the PICU
Critical Illness as a Result of Anti-Neoplastic Therapy
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndromes
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the PICU
The Immune System in Critical Illness and Injury
Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiencies
Sepsis
Thrombocytopenia-Associated Multiple Organ Failure Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome in Children
Hospital-Acquired Infections and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Anaphylaxis
Rheumatologic Disorders in the PICU
Infectious Disease-Associated Syndromes in the PICU
Life Threatening Tropical Infections.