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This book covers essential information necessary in diagnosing and treating pediatric patients in the emergency room. Emergencies require quick and precise decision making that does not allow for extended reading or fact-checking to ensure all factors are considered. This pocket guide addresses that need by placing vital clinical management and algorithms into a quick and simple guidebook that can be accessed within moments from a scrub pocket or white coat. It is an easy, quick access reference that can be used for those facts that are absolutely essential, but are often difficult to remember. Color images and flow charts allow doctors to grasp the essentials quickly, while more detailed explanations are included alongside for trainees. Quick Hits for Pediatric Emergency Medicine uses tips, caveats, drug dosing, and pearls to assist the provider who may not be familiar with all of the unique nuances of the pediatric population. This is ideal for emergency department physicians, nurses, and trainees including students, residents, and fellows.
List of contents
Airway-Pediatric Anatomy, Infants and Children.- Respiratory Review-A, B, C & Ps of Kids: Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Croup, and Pneumonia.- Resuscitation-Pediatric Algorithms.- Pediatric Pearls: Management of Shock in Children.- Pediatric Ventilator Management.- Neonatal Delivery and the Acutely Ill Neonate.- Pediatric Abdominal Pain.- Trauma Tidbits.- Pediatric Head Injury Guidelines.- Pediatric Burns.- Procedure Pearls.- Pediatric Orthopedics.- Pediatric Altered Mental Status.- Pediatric Fever Protocols.- Pediatric Electrocardiography.- Pediatric Seizure.- Electrolyte Disturbances.- Pediatric Toxicology.- Pediatric Pain.- Pediatric Antibiotic Guide.- Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis.- Pediatric Metabolic Emergencies.
Report
"This quick reference on pediatric emergencies includes many algorithms and facts for a wide variety of pediatric complaints. ... The audience includes all levels of medical providers from medical students to residents, fellows, and staff in emergency medicine. The authors are experienced pediatric emergency medicine clinicians. ... this is a useful desk reference to have handy in an emergency department." (Ryan Johnsen, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2019)
