Children in Intensive Care
| By: | Joanne Perkins; Joanna Davies |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Health Sciences (US) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780702067440 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780702067464 |
| Edition: | 3 |
| Copyright: | 2018 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Children in Intensive Care fulfils a unique role in supporting clinical staff during the daytoday management of the sick child. Presented in quick reference format, and in plain English, the book offers a unique guide to the wide variety of situations that a practitioner is likely to encounter during daily practice. Rich with reference tables, algorithms, artworks and ‘Alert’ boxes, the book offers a wealth of information which ranges from physiology to drug dosage calculation, drug compatibility lists, reference ranges, and Xray interpretation. New chapters include oncologic emergencies, pain management and sedation, together with the latest information on the management of sepsis, the collapsed child, and care of the child following spinal surgery.