Case studies in pediatric critical care / edited by Peter J. Murphy, Stephen C. Marriage, Peter J. Davis.

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Respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis -- Infant with meningococcal septicemia -- 2-year old child with acute bacterial meningitis -- Management of a neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome -- Child with a head injury -- Management of diabetic ketoacidosis in a child -- Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning in children -- Management of hemolytic uremic syndrome -- Management of severe acute asthma in children -- Neonate with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection -- Critical care for a child with 80% burns -- Coarctation of the aorta in a neonate -- 2-month-old with severe pertussis (whooping cough) -- Pericardial effusion in a child -- Management of non-accidental injury on the pediatric intensive care unit -- Management of a 3-year old child with drowning -- Child with dengue hemorrhagic fever -- Child with HIV infection -- Refractory narrow complex tachycardia in infancy -- Neonate with hyperammonemia -- Management of acute heart failure in pediatric intensive care -- Tetralogy of fallot -- Child with thermal injury and smoke inhalation -- Child with multiple trauma -- Management of the patient with a failing fontan: morbidities of a palliative procedure -- Sepsis in a BMT patient admitted to PICU -- Management of sagittal sinus thrombosis in a child.

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.