Prevention and Safety
Fig. 1 Appropriate child car seat selection. Children should be seated in a properly installed car seat that is appropriate for their age and size (Source: National Highway Traffic Safety…
PEDIATRICS
of Trauma
Christopher P. Coppola, Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr. and Ronald J. Scorpio (eds.)Pediatric Surgery2014Diagnosis and Treatment10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_7 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 Epidemiology of Trauma Bryan S. Walters1 (1) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100…
of Clotting
Fig. 1 The clotting cascade: the three pathways that make up the classical blood coagulation pathway are the intrinsic, extrinsic, and common pathways (Adapted from GrahmColm under Creative Commons Attribution-Share…
and Electrolytes
Fig. 1 Relative body fluid compartments by age. As children grow, the relative size of body fluid compartments change. ECF extracellular fluid, ICF intracellular fluid (Source: Christopher Coppola) 2….
Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care
Fig. 1 Cranial sutures and fontanelles. The soft spots between the cranial sutures are the anterior and posterior fontanelles. The fontanelles close by age 18-months-old (Source: Adapted from xxjamesxx under…
Central Nervous System Infections
Patient positioning is extremely important in preparation for an LP. Children may lie in the lateral recumbent position with their hips and knees flexed, or they may sit upright with…
Electroencephalography in Critically Ill Children
FIGURE 9.1 Normal electroencephalogram (EEG) with a clear 10 Hz posterior dominant rhythm. With eye closure, the posterior dominant rhythm becomes clearer. During drowsiness (early stage 1 sleep) the EEG background…
Acquired Demyelinating Syndromes of the Central Nervous System
■ OVERVIEW OF ACUTE DEMYELINATING SYNDROMES Acquired demyelinating syndromes may be isolated or recurrent events. If a child is presenting with their first neurologic event, the diagnosis is either ADEM…
Acute Metabolic Encephalopathy
This chapter discusses IEMs which produce AME from the perspective of an intensivist and a pediatric neurologist caring for a patient with AME for whom routine biochemical test results are…
