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    Oct 05, 2024  
2010-2011 Georgia Health Sciences University Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Georgia Health Sciences University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PEDS 5024 - Pediatric Critical Care MHUMC Savannah




Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisite: PED 5000, This elective in pediatric critical care provides the senior medical student (acting intern) the opportunity to evaluate and manage the critically ill pediatric patient. The student will participate in the diagnosis and management of critically ill children using the history, physical examination, laboratory data and other invasive and non-invasive techniques. A physiologic approach to the evaluation and management of the critically ill patient will be taught and emphasized as it applies to pediatric critical care. Major topics to be covered include: fluid and electrolytes, closed head injury, seizures, respiratory distress/arrest, shock (cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic), poisoning/toxicology, and sepsis.

Hours: Credit Hrs. Low: 8Contact Hrs. Low: 62

Repeated: 0

Course Level: Professional Semester

Equivalent Course: PED5024

College Restrictions: Medicine


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