Main description:

"Pediatric Critical Care Medicine" spans two volumes, with major sections dedicated to specific organ systems. Each major section consists of separate chapters dedicated to reviewing the specific disease processes affecting each organ system. Each chapter concludes with a comprehensive list of references, with brief, concise remarks denoting references of special interest and of interest. Consequently, the book is unique in its comprehensive coverage of pediatric critical care and its ease of use, and will be of value to those studying towards pediatric critical care examinations and those who are already qualified.

Contents:

Section I The Practice of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.- Section II The Science of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.- Section III Resuscitation and Stabilization of the Critically Ill Child.- Section IV The Respiratory Tract in Critical Illness and Injury.- Section V The Cardiovascular System in Critical Illness and Injury.- SectionVI The Central Nervous System in Critical Illness and Injury.- Section VII The Gastrointestinal Tract in Critical Illness and Injury.- SectionVI The Endocrine System in Critical Illness and Injury.- Section IX Fluids and Electrolytes in Critical Illness and Injury.- Section X Hematologic/Oncologic Problems in Critical Illness and Injury.- Section XI The Immune System in Critical Illness and Injury.- Section XII Trauma.- Section XIII Pharmacology and Toxicology in the PICU.- Section XIV Environmental Emergencies.