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Record Nr.

UNINA9910383657703321

Titolo

Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis: A Practical Handbook / / edited by Sidharth Kumar Sethi, Rupesh Raina, Mignon McCulloch, Timothy E. Bunchman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-2276-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 378 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

616.61

Soggetti

Nephrology

Pediatrics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Critically ill child with acute kidney injury -- Kidney function monitoring in a sick child -- Acute kidney injury- definitions & epidemiology -- Acute kidney injury- diagnosis; biomarkers -- Neonatal AKI -- Hemolytic uremic syndrome -- Acute kidney injury- principles of management -- Fluid overload in pediatric AKI, and it’s assessment -- Nutrition in acute kidney injury -- Pharmacology of a critically ill child and drug dosing -- Peritoneal dialysis -- Vascular access -- Anticoagulation -- Hemodialysis -- SLED and hybrid therapies -- CRRT -- Plasmapheresis in the PICU -- Special situations -- Advances in pediatric RRT- NIDUS, CARPEDIEM, aquadex -- Acute kidney injury- outcomes.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers all key aspects of critical care in pediatric nephrology, including acute dialysis in sick children. It also provides detailed protocols for managing fluid and electrolyte balance and dialysis in children in intensive care. In addition, this quick guide discusses innovations in pediatric renal replacement therapy technologies, such as plasma exchange, CARPEDIEM, NIDUS and aquadex. This is a go-to book for intensivists, physicians and trainees working in pediatric intensive care units. .