Pediatric Anesthetic and Emergency Drug Guide (Macksey, Pediatric Anesthesia and Emergency Drug Guide) - Softcover

Macksey, Lynn Fitzgerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763755990 ISBN 13: 9780763755997

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2008

Synopsis

Pediatric Anesthesia and Emergency Drug Guide is the first book to focus on the pediatric patient and discuss and list the milligram per kilogram dose range of each anesthetic drug, antibiotic, continuous IV drug infusions, local anesthetics and epidural/caudal pediatric guidelines. Designed as a quick index, the anesthesia care provider can locate common anesthetic drugs calculated both in milligrams and actual ml s to be drawn up for a specific kilogram weight, along with calculated intravenous fluids and endotracheal/LMA sizes. Also shown are calculated emergency drugs and weight specific cardio-pulmonary resuscitation guidelines including: chest compression to ventilation ratio, depth and rate of chest compression, synchronized cardioversion and defibrillation Joules, pulse check placement, and foreign body obstruction maneuvers. General guidelines for pediatric care are given including anesthetic setup, bradycardia guidelines, NPO guidelines, IV fluid replacement formulas, and hem

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0763755990
• ISBN 13: 9780763755997
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184