Specifications
| book-author | Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley |
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| publisher | Springer; 2nd edition |
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| file-type | PDF |
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| pages | 737 pages |
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| language | English |
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| asin | B00RZIBOMS |
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| isbn10 | 1447163559 |
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| isbn13 | 9781447163558 |
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Book Description
The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2nd edition) spans 3 volumes; with major sections dedicated to specific organ systems. This is Volume 2. Each major section consists of separate chapters dedicated to reviewing the specific disease processes affecting each organ system. Every chapter concludes with a comprehensive list of references; with concise; brief remarks denoting references of ‘special interest’ and ‘of interest’. Consequently; the ebooks are unique in their comprehensive coverage of pediatric critical care and their ease of use and will be of value to those studying towards pediatric critical care examinations and those who are already qualified.
P.S This is Vol 2 in PDF. We also have Vol 1 in PDF.
Table of contents
Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Applied Respiratory Physiology….Pages 3-18
Life-Threatening Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract….Pages 19-39
Congenital Airway Anomalies….Pages 41-48
Status Asthmaticus….Pages 49-73
Bronchiolitis….Pages 75-85
Pneumonia….Pages 87-100
Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)….Pages 101-126
Mechanical Ventilation….Pages 127-161
Therapeutic Gases in the Pediatric ICU….Pages 163-173
High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation….Pages 175-193
Surfactant Therapy….Pages 195-213
Extracorporeal Life Support….Pages 215-236
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury….Pages 237-248
Neonatal Lung Diseases….Pages 249-262
Pulmonary Hypertension….Pages 263-281
Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure….Pages 283-300
Front Matter….Pages 301-301
Applied Cardiovascular Physiology in the PICU….Pages 303-321
Cardiopulmonary Interactions….Pages 323-333
The Classification and Nomenclature of Congenital Heart Disease….Pages 335-341
Shunt Lesions….Pages 343-358
Front Matter….Pages 301-301
Cyanotic CHD Lesions with Decreased Pulmonary Blood Flow….Pages 359-375
Cyanotic Lesions with Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow….Pages 377-386
Congenital Heart Disease: Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction….Pages 387-395
Single Ventricle Lesions….Pages 397-415
Long-Term Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease….Pages 417-440
Ventricular Assist Device Support in Children….Pages 441-450
Arrhythmias….Pages 451-466
Inflammatory Diseases of the Heart….Pages 467-481
Cardiomyopathies in Children….Pages 483-496
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure….Pages 497-508
Diseases of the Pericardium….Pages 509-521
Hypertensive Emergencies….Pages 523-531
Front Matter….Pages 533-533
Molecular Biology of Brain Injury: 2012….Pages 535-553
Tumors of the Central Nervous System….Pages 555-568
Intracranial Hypertension….Pages 569-587
Stroke….Pages 589-599
Inflammatory Brain Diseases….Pages 601-615
Abusive Head Trauma….Pages 617-626
Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy….Pages 627-642
CNS Infections….Pages 643-674
Front Matter….Pages 533-533
Status Epilepticus….Pages 675-693
Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System….Pages 695-710
Movement Disorders in the ICU….Pages 711-719
Back Matter….Pages 721-737
