With increasing knowledge about various aspects of illnesses, it is important for a clinician to remain updated about recent advances. The Indian Journal f Pediatrics publishes state of art clinically relevant review articles from Time to time. This book is compilation of articles related to pediatric critical are, pulmonology and tuberculosis that may help a clinician to remain updated about recent advances. The articles included in the book were selected based on their potential for improving decision making and to improve knowledge by providing recent advancements in various aspects of child health. The articles are written by experts in the field. Articles in this volume provide recent updates in management of multimodal neuromonitoring, recent advances in management of shock, infections in critically sick children, use of point of care ultrasonography in pediatric intensive care units, advances in management of respiratory failure, acute kidney injury and heart failure. Extra-corporeal support technologies in critically sick children are evolving and an article on the same provides basics of technologies being used The section on pulmonology provides an update on management of pneumonia. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an emerging Illness and there is some uncertainty about its diagnosis. The article or ABPA provides an evidence-based guideline about diagnosis and management of ABPA in children. Various methods for diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory illnesses are developing very fast. Articles on bronchoscopy, pulmonary function tests and imaging... See more
With increasing knowledge about various aspects of illnesses, it is important for a clinician to remain updated about recent advances. The Indian Journal f Pediatrics publishes state of art clinically relevant review articles from Time to time. This book is compilation of articles related to pediatric critical are, pulmonology and tuberculosis that may help a clinician to remain updated about recent advances. The articles included in the book were selected based on their potential for improving decision making and to improve knowledge by providing recent advancements in various aspects of child health. The articles are written by experts in the field. Articles in this volume provide recent updates in management of multimodal neuromonitoring, recent advances in management of shock, infections in critically sick children, use of point of care ultrasonography in pediatric intensive care units, advances in management of respiratory failure, acute kidney injury and heart failure. Extra-corporeal support technologies in critically sick children are evolving and an article on the same provides basics of technologies being used The section on pulmonology provides an update on management of pneumonia. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an emerging Illness and there is some uncertainty about its diagnosis. The article or ABPA provides an evidence-based guideline about diagnosis and management of ABPA in children. Various methods for diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory illnesses are developing very fast. Articles on bronchoscopy, pulmonary function tests and imaging technologies provide updated information on use of various diagnostic tests in children The section on tuberculosis (TB) in children provides updated information on epidemiology, newer diagnostic tests, various treatment regimens treatment of drug resistant TB, sequelae of TB and preventive therapy for TB. We are hopeful that this compilation of clinically relevant articles will improve clinical management of children
