Practical Fluid Therapy in Pediatrics

Perioperative fluid therapy in pediatrics.

Perioperative fluid therapy should be considered as a medical prescription of which both the volume and the composition should be adapted to the patient status, the type of operation and the expected events in the postoperative period. Perioperative fluid therapy is aimed at providing maintenance fluid requirements, at correcting fluid deficit and at providing the volume of fluid needed to main...

Practical Pediatrics

Practical Approach to Fluid Therapy

INTRODUCTION Animals presenting with either acute or chronic disease can exhibit a wide variety of fluid imbalances. The cat that has been chronically vomiting may be dehydrated but have normal perfusion. The dog that has been hit by a car may require intravascular volume replacement to treat hemorrhagic shock but will have normal hydration. The puppy with parvoviral enteritis and severe diarrh...

Music Therapy in Pediatrics

Music has been utilized as a form of therapy due to ten factors; it has been particularly effective in treating children who are not adept at adaptively releasing their emotions, motivating children with little volition, in stimulating communication among children with undeveloped language skills, in helping to develop cognitive skills, and in overcoming abnormal habits or unadaptive behavior. ...

Anticoagulant therapy in pediatrics

Thromboembolic episodes are disorders encountered in both children and adults, but relatively more common in adults. However, the occurrence of venous thromboembolism and use of anticoagulants in pediatrics are increasing. Unfractionated Heparin (UH) is used as a treatment and prevention of thrombosis in adults and critically ill children. Heparin utilization in pediatric is limited by many fac...