Postoperative Monitoring
LINES, DRAINS, AND TUBES Print Section Listen NASOGASTRIC AND OROGASTRIC TUBES Indications: Management of bowel obstruction Symptom relief in patients with nausea and/or emesis (e.g., acute pancreatitis). Types of tubes:…
PEDIATRICS
Palliative Care
INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE CARE INTO THE PICU Print Section Listen PALLIATIVE CARE PRINCIPLES These principles can and should be integrated into every intensive care provider’s practice. Prevent and minimize suffering: Suffering…
Communication with Families
COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES Print Section Listen GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS Establishing the Relationship In introducing yourself to the family/child, identify key caretakers and decision makers. Endeavor to understand…
Pediatric Neonatal Specialty Transport Teams
TEAM COMPOSITION Print Section Listen Pediatric neonatal specialty transport teams can have various team compositions. The optimal team makeup is best determined by the needs of the patient. Transport team…
Common Formulas, Normal Values and Vital Signs
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print Normal Pediatric Vital Signs Age Heart Rate (per min) Respiratory Rate (per min) Blood Pressure Systolic/Diastolic (MAP) Circulating Blood Volume (mL/kg)…
Endocrinology
Disorders of Sex Differentiation (DSD) Print Section Listen Definition Congenital conditions in which there is discordance between anatomic sex, hormonal sex, and the sex chromosomes. Pathophysiology Print Section Listen |…
Hematology
Indirect (Unconjugated) Hyperbilirubinemia Print Section Listen See Chapter 35 (Gastroenterology). Thrombocytopenia Print Section Listen Occurs in 1%–5% of newborns (platelet count <150,000/mm3); severe thrombocytopenia (<50,000/mm3) occurs in 0.1%–0.5%. Sick newborns…
Gastroenterology
Delayed Passage of Meconium Print Section Listen The delayed passage of meconium may be the result of a mechanical or functional bowel obstruction. Virtually all infants, term and preterm, will…
