Case Studies in Pediatric Critical Care

Presents a spectrum of real and interesting case studies relating to critically ill children.

Peter J. Murphy (Edited by), Stephen C. Marriage (Edited by), Peter J. Davis (Edited by)

9780521878340, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 June 2009

360 pages, 51 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 54 tables
23.5 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.6 kg

'Such a book should be in each Emergency Department and ICU. Highly recommended.' Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Case Studies in Pediatric Critical Care presents a spectrum of real and interesting case studies relating to critically ill children. Each case study includes details of the presenting history and symptomatology, results of investigations and the subsequent critical care management of the patient. Cases have been chosen to illustrate the increasingly diverse range of problems that may be encountered by pediatric critical care physicians throughout the world. Alongside each case is a comprehensive discussion of the various treatment strategies available, and a short list of invaluable learning points summarize the key take-home messages of each case. Concise, practical and relevant, and written by expert pediatric intensivists, Case Studies in Pediatric Critical Care is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the care of critically ill children.

Preface
1. Respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis Roddy O'Donnell and Michael Roe
2. The infant with meningococcal septicaemia Mehrengise Cooper and Simon Nadel
3. A two-year old child with acute bacterial meningitis Stephen C. Marriage
4. Management of neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome Ulf Theilen and Lara Shekerdemian
5. Child with a head injury Lisa Dyke and Peter Skippen
6. Management of diabetic ketoacidosis in a child Peter J. Davis
7. Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning in children Ian A. Jenkins
8. Management of haemolytic uraemic syndrome Gabrielle A. Nuthall
9. Management of severe acute asthma in children Christian Stocker and Mike South
10. The neonate with total anomalous venous connection Robert Mazor, Gordon Cohen and Lynn D. Martin
11. Critical care for a child with 80% burns Heather Duncan
12. Coarctation of the aorta Matt Oram and Andrew Wolf
13. The two-month old with severe pertussis (whooping cough) Emma J. Bould and Mark J. Peters
14. Pericardial effusion in a child Patricia M. Weir
15. Management of non-accidental injury on the paediatric intensive care unit Robert Ross-Russell and Duncan McAuley
16. Management of a three year-old child with near-drowning Margrid Schindler
17. Child with dengue hemorrhagic fever Adrian Y. Goh
18. The child with HIV infection Mark Hatherill
19. Refractory narrow complex tachycardia in infancy Trevor Richens
20. The neonate with hyperammonaemia Stephen D. Playfor and Andrew A. M. Morris
21. Management of acute heart failure in paediatric intensive care Matthew Fenton and Michael Burch
22. Tetralogy of fallot Roger Langford
23. The child with thermal injury and smoke inhalation Sanjay M. Bhananker and Sam R. Sharar
24. A child with multiple trauma Joshua C. Uffman and Monica S. Vavilala
25. Management of the patient with a failing fontan - morbidities of a palliative procedure Heather A. Dickerson and Anthony C. Chang
26. Sepsis in a BMT patient admitted to PICU Farhan Bhanji and Sam D. Shemie
27. Management of sagittal sinus thrombosis in a child David J. Grant
Index.

Subject Areas: Anaesthetics [MMB], Paediatric medicine [MJW]