Manual of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
- 1st Edition - April 4, 2013
- Latest edition
- Author: Manoj Luthra
- Language: English
Manual of Paediatric Intensive Care is a point of care book on intensive care management of the paediatric cardiac patient. This fulfils the need for a compact reference manual… Read more
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Manual of Paediatric Intensive Care is a point of care book on intensive care management of the paediatric cardiac patient. This fulfils the need for a compact reference manual which provides relevant practical information with drug doses and protocols for intensive care management of children with heart disease including postoperative treatment. This book is meant for the postgraduate students of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic surgery.
- Elaborates pre- and postoperative guidelines in the intensive care of pediatric cardiac surgery patients.
- An indispensible book for the cardiothoracic, pediatric and intensive care residents involved in the acute management of children with heart disease.
- Addresses the need of a reference manual for general surgery and medicine residents while on rotation in the cardiac care unit.
- Comprehensive chapters provide simple solutions and explanations to clinical problems rather than offering detailed physiological explanations.
- Drugs and doses have been given in tables for easy reference at the point of care.
- A practical book that can be read at leisure and referred to at the bedside.
1 Hemodynamic Monitoring
2 Low Cardiac Output
3 Inotropes and Other Vasoactive Drugs
4 Congestive Heart Failure
5 Cardiac Tachyarrhythmias
6 Bradyarrhythmias and Pacemakers
7 Hypertensive Emergencies
8 Pulmonary Hypertension
9 Cyanotic Spells
10 Pediatric Resuscitation
11 Fluid and Electrolytes
12 Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
13 Parenteral Nutrition
14 Enteral Feeding
15 Gastrointestinal Drugs
16 Postoperative Respiratory Complication
17 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
8 Postoperative Bronchospasm
19 Ventilation
20 Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
21 Antibiotics
22 Sepsis and Multiorgan Dysfunction
23 Systemic Antifungal Agents
24 Sedatives, Analgesics, and Muscle Relaxants
25 Seizures
26 Management of the Comatose Child
27 Acute Kidney Injury
28 Coagulation Disorders in the Postoperative Period
29 Antithrombotic Agents
30 Management of Anaphylaxis
Appendices
A International System of Units (SI Units) and Conversion Factors
B Vital Signs
C Anthropometric Measurements and Major Motor Milestones
D Hematological Parameters
E Normal Laboratory Values for Children
F Composition of Frequently Used Parenteral Fluids
G Size and Length of Pediatric Endotracheal Tubes and Suction Catheters
H Postoperative Checklist on Arrival in ICU
I Postoperative Instructions
J Fluid Prescription after Open Heart Surgery
K Calculations of Drug Infusions
L Preparation of Various Concentrations of Solutions
M Cries Pain Scale
N Drug Prescription in Renal Failure
O Pediatric Blood Levels of Commonly Used Drugs
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 4, 2013
- Language: English