The PICU Handbook

Part I: Critical Care Organ Systems

1. Respiratory

2. Cardiovascular

3. Neurologic

4. Renal

5. Hematology/Oncology

6. Endocrine

7. Gastrointestinal

8. Immunologic/Infectious disease

Part II : Emergency Care and Acute Management

9. Environmental/Toxicologic Crises

10. Monitoring

11. Sedation and Analgesia

12. Perioperative Pediatric Surgical Critical Care

13. Organ Transplantation

Appendices (Formulary, Common Formulas, Normal vitals signs, temperature conversion, fluids)

Part 2: Organ Systems – includes sections on respiratory, cardiovascular, neurology, renal/fluids & electrolytes, hematology/oncology, gastroenterology/nutrition/hepatology, environmental/toxicology emergencies, and allergy/immunology/genetics

The book reflects the fact that pediatric critical care medicine requires a true multidisciplinary approach, with expert chapter contributors who are physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and nutritionists.

CONTENTS

Part I: Critical Care Organ Systems

1. Respiratory

2. Cardiovascular

3. Neurologic

4. Renal

5. Hematology/Oncology

6. Endocrine

7. Gastrointestinal

8. Immunologic/Infectious disease

Part II : Emergency Care and Acute Management

9. Environmental/Toxicologic Crises

10. Monitoring

11. Sedation and Analgesia

12. Perioperative Pediatric Surgical Critical Care

13. Organ Transplantation

Appendices (Formulary, Common Formulas, Normal vitals signs, temperature conversion, fluids)