Pediatric Nephrology in the ICU

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kiessling, Stefan G. (Editor), Goebel, Jens (Editor), Somers, Michael J. G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Critical care medicine.; Nephrology.; Nursing.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

The challenging circumstances surrounding pediatric patients in nephrology are oftentimes very different from those in adult patients, especially in the ICU. Starting with a logical approach to each individual problem as seen in the ICU, this comprehensive book covers the pathophysiology of the chil...

Table of Contents:

• Disorders of Salt and Water Balance
• Disorders of the Acid-Base Status
• Dyskalemias
• Disorders of Calcium and Phosphate Regulation
• Abnormalities in Magnesium Metabolism
• Acute Kidney Injury: General Aspects
• Pharmacotherapy in the Critically Ill Child with Acute Kidney Injury
• Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU
• Nutrition for the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient with Renal Dysfunction
• Tools for the Diagnosis of Renal Disease
• Urosepsis
• Hypertension in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Acute Glomerulonephritis
• Acute Interstitial Nephritis
• The Tumor Lysis Syndrome: An Oncologic and Metabolic Emergency
• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
• Vasculitis
• Renal Issues in Organ Transplant Recipients in the PICU
• Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
• Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
• Intoxications.