Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

ISBN-10: 1469876949
ISBN-13: 9781469876948
Series: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Category: Pediatric intensive care
Pages: 952
Language: English
Published: 2015-04-24
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Authors: Anthony D Slonim, MD, Drph, Murray M. Pollack, Michael J. Bell

Description

Presenting comprehensive and well-integrated coverage of physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical problems, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is a core textbook and clinical reference for pediatric intensivists at all levels of training. It offers thorough preparation for subspecialty certification and recertification examinations and provides a ready reference for specific problems in the clinical setting. An extensive section on organ system physiology and pathophysiology provides the foundation for physiologically based clinical decision-making. Subsequent sections address clinical disorders of each organ system encountered in the pediatric ICU. The clinical chapters are concise and designed for rapid reference. Numerous illustrations and tables complement the text.