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This book is primarily for pediatric and adult emergency room physicians, primary care providers, hospitalists, and nurses. It will also be useful for critical care specialists, cardiologists and trainees at all levels.
Cardiac Emergencies in Children describes the pathophysiology of a diverse group of congenital and acquired heart conditions and presents a therapeutic rationale for treating children presenting with these conditions under life-threatening conditions. The book discusses the effects of surgery on hemodynamics and how to manage these effects. Also described are the daily challenges faced by physicians, including identifying a child with heart disease, interpreting chest radiographs, ECGs, and laboratory findings, and beginning appropriate therapies.
List of contents
Emergency Presentation of Heart Disease.- Recognizing, stabilizing, and managing children with heart failure in the emergency department and other acute care settings.- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.- Functionally Univentricular Heart with Right Heart Hypoplasia.- Common Surgical Interventions Resulting in Alterations in Hemodynamics.- Management of a Patient with Left to Right Shunt.- Cardiac Pharmacology.- ARRHYTHMIA IDENTIFICATION: STABILIZTION AND TREATMENT.- Hypercyanotic Spells.- Radiographic Evaluation of the Child with Heart Disease.- Child with Heart Transplant: Unique Immunologic and Hemodynamic Issues and Their Management.- Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support.- Recognition, Stabilization, and Management of Children with Pulmonary.- Hypertension in the Emergency Department.- Emergency Interventional Cardiology in Children.- Common Problems in Emergency Department in a Child with Known Heart Disease.- Recognizing and Managing Cardiogenic Shock.- Point-of-Care Cardiac Ultrasound in the Emergency Department.- Infective Endocarditis.- Inflammatory Heart Diseases in Children.- Cardiac Emergencies in Countries with Limited Resources.- Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Chest pain, Syncope and Murmur in the Emergency Department.
About the author
Ashok P. Sarnaik, MD. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Senior Pediatric Intensivist. Professor of Pediatrics. Former Chief of Pediatrics. Distinguished Career Award from American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Critical Care Medicine. Several Teacher of the Year Awards. President’s Award in Teaching Excellence (1991, 2011). Author of over a hundred articles and book chapters including those in Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics and Fuhrman’s Textbook of Pediatric Critical Care.
Robert D. Ross, MD. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Professor of Pediatrics. Senior Pediatric Cardiologist. Director of Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program and expert in the fields of heart failure (Author of Ross Classification of heart failure) and Pulmonary Hypertension. Author of numerous original observations and book chapters in pediatric cardiology.
Steven Lipshultz, MD. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Professor, Chair, Pediatrician in Chief. Noted researcher, author, educator and clinician in the field of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Editor in Chief of Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. Author of over 500 publications including original observations and book chapters.
Henry Walters, MD. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery and Professor of Surgery. National reputation as a leading Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgeon. Editor of Cardiology in the Young. Author of numerous original observations and book chapters.
Summary
Identifies the cardiac origin of life-threatening emergencies in children
Provides the pathophysiologic basis of cardiac dysfunction in acquired and congenital heart disease in children
Describes the physiologic rationale for stabilization and management of cardiac emergencies in children
Reviews the interpretation of chest radiographs and laboratory tests in children with heart disease
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“The book, Cardiac Emergencies in Children, is edited by Drs Sarnaik, Ross, Lipshultz, and Walters, all of whom are respected authorities in pediatric critical care. The background of the authors includes cardiology, intensive care, and cardiac surgery. … Cardiac Emergencies in Children, is better suited for the general pediatrician, family physician, or emergency doctor, and its format is not practical for the practicing anesthesiologist.” (Antonio Perez-Ferrer and Pablo Motta, Anesthesia & Analgesia , Vol. 128 (3), March, 2019)
“The book contains well-placed and helpful full-color illustrations, EKGs, ultrasound images, algorithms, and tables. Chapters contain illustrative case presentations and practice questions. … This is a useful reference for those looking for in-depth information about caring for childrenwith cardiac emergencies, especially pediatric emergency physicians and others who work directly with these patients. It is also helpful for learners to build knowledge.” (Michael DeBoer, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)
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"The book, Cardiac Emergencies in Children, is edited by Drs Sarnaik, Ross, Lipshultz, and Walters, all of whom are respected authorities in pediatric critical care. The background of the authors includes cardiology, intensive care, and cardiac surgery. ... Cardiac Emergencies in Children, is better suited for the general pediatrician, family physician, or emergency doctor, and its format is not practical for the practicing anesthesiologist." (Antonio Perez-Ferrer and Pablo Motta, Anesthesia & Analgesia , Vol. 128 (3), March, 2019)
"The book contains well-placed and helpful full-color illustrations, EKGs, ultrasound images, algorithms, and tables. Chapters contain illustrative case presentations and practice questions. ... This is a useful reference for those looking for in-depth information about caring for childrenwith cardiac emergencies, especially pediatric emergency physicians and others who work directly with these patients. It is also helpful for learners to build knowledge." (Michael DeBoer, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)
