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PICU Elizabeth C. Parsons Peter P. Moschovis Elliot Melendez General ICU Care Prophylaxis in Critical Illness Ventilator-Associated PNA (Am J Infect Control 2006;34:84) See section on VAP Prevention strategies: Hand…

NICU Naureen Memon Miranda Bik-Yin Ip Phuoc V. Le Joseph H. Chou Delivery Room Management Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Baseline fetal HR: Normal HR is 110–160 bpm. Fetal tachycardia:…

Rheumatology Anne Griffin Deepak Palakshappa Catherine Aftandilian Kavita B. Vyas Smitha Chillambhi Holly Rothermel Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Definition (Lancet 2007;369:767) Dx of exclusion; previously JRA, now JIA per Internat…

Renal Shana McCormack Paritosh Prasad Avram Z. Traum Urinalysis Evaluation (Pediatr Clin North Am 2006;53:325) Urine Dipstick Test Finding Nonpathologic Causes Pathologic Causes Specific gravity (low) Polydipsia DI, renal tubular…

Pulmonary Peter P. Moschovis Lael M. Yonker Elizabeth C. Parsons Benjamin A. Nelson Efraim Sadot Christina V. Scirica Kenan Haver Natan Noviski Pulmonary Function Tests dImages: http://www.morgansci.com/customer-resource-center/pulmonary-info-for-patients/what-is-a-pft-test-2.php Abbreviations FVC: Max…

Genetics & Metabolism Alyssa R. Letourneau Marsha F. Browning Vivian E. Shih Inborn Errors of Metabolism Definition Inherited enzyme mutation alters metabolism → excess or lack of certain metabolites Incidence…

Oncology Patrick T. McGann Kevin R. Schwartz Howard J. Weinstein Lymphadenopathy in the Pediatric Patient Definition (Pediatr Rev 2008;29:53) Axillary or cervical lymph node >1 cm in size; inguinal lymph…

Hematology Nirali Shah Eric F. Grabowski Anemia Definition A reduction of RBC volume or hemoglobin conc < range of nml in healthy pts Hematologic parameters vary w/ age (interpret using…