Fuhrman and Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care

1. History of pediatric critical care medicine
2. High-reliability pediatric intensive care unit: Role of intensivist and team in obtaining optimal outcomes
3. Critical communications in the pediatric intensive care unit
4. Professionalism in pediatric critical care
5. eading and managing change in the pediatric intensive care unit
6. Evolution of critical care nursing
7. Fostering a learning healthcare environment in the pediatric intensive care unit
8. Challenges of pediatric critical care in resource-poor settings
9. Public health emergencies and emergency mass critical care
10. Lifelong learning in pediatric critical care
11. Essential concepts in clinical trial design and statistical analysis
12. Prediction of short-term outcomes during critical illness in children
13. Pediatric critical care transport
14. Pediatric vascular access and centeses
15. Ultrasonography in the pediatric intensive care unit
16. Patient- and family-centered care in the pediatric intensive care unit
17. Pediatric critical care ethics
18. Ethical issues around death and dying
19. Palliative care in the pediatric intensive care unit
20. Organ donation process and management of the organ donor
21. Long-term outcomes following critical illness in children
22. Burnout and resiliency
23. Structure and function of the heart
24. Regional peripheral circulation
25. Endothelium and endotheliopathy
26. Principles of invasive cardiovascular monitoring
27. Assessment of cardiovascular function
28. Cardiac failure and ventricular assist devices
29. Echocardiographic imaging
30. Diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization
31. Pharmacology of the cardiovascular system
32. Cardiopulmonary interactions
33. Disorders of cardiac rhythm
34. Shock states
35. Pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass
36. Critical care after surgery for congenital cardiac disease
37. Cardiac transplantation
38. Physiologic foundations of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
39. Performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children
40. Structure and development of the upper respiratory system
41. Structure and development of the lower respiratory system
42. Physiology of the respiratory system
43. Noninvasive respiratory monitoring and assessment of gas exchange
44. Overview of breathing failure
45. Ventilation/perfusion inequality
46. Mechanical dysfunction of the respiratory system
47. Diseases of the upper respiratory tract
48. Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome and ventilator-associated lung injury
49. Acute viral bronchiolitis
50. Asthma
51. Neonatal pulmonary disease
52. Pneumonitis and interstitial disease
53. Diseases of the pulmonary circulation
54. Mechanical ventilation and respiratory care
55. Noninvasive ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit
56. Extracorporeal life support
57. Pediatric lung transplantation
58. Structure, function, and development of the nervous system
59. Critical care considerations for common neurosurgical conditions
60. Neurologic assessment and monitoring
61. Neuroimaging
62. Coma and depressed sensorium
63. Intracranial hypertension and monitoring
64. Status epilepticus
65. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
66. Pediatric stroke and i

In the highly specialized field of caring for children in the PICU, Fuhrman and Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care is the definitive reference for all members of the pediatric intensive care team. Drs. Jerry J. Zimmerman and Alexandre T. Rotta, along with an expert team of editors and contributors from around the world, have carefully updated the 6th Edition of this highly regarded text to bring you the most authoritative and useful information on today’s pediatric critical care?everything from basic science to clinical applications Contains highly readable, concise chapters with hundreds of useful photos, diagrams, algorithms, and clinical pearls. Uses a clear, logical, organ-system approach that allows you to focus on the development, function, and treatment of a wide range of disease entities. Features more international authors and expanded coverage of global topics including pandemics, sepsis treatment in underserved communities, specific global health concerns by region. Covers current trends in sepsis-related mortality and acute care after sepsis, as well as new device applications for pediatric patients. Provides ultrasound videos and more than 500 board-style review questions and answers on Expert Consult. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.