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Lecture Series Documents

Basic Principles: Physiology, Pharmacology and Anatomy in Infants and Children
Pharmacology in Infants and Children
Developmental Pharmacology
Pediatric Physiology and Its Implications for the Anesthesiologist / Fisiologia Pediatrica: Implicancia en Anesthesia
Pediatric Thermoregulation
Neurodevelopmental Impact of Anesthetics in Pediatric Patients
Dangerous Medication Events
Pediatric Social and Emotional Milestones
SPA Global - Pediatric Fluid Management

Preoperative Issues
Consent and Assent for Anesthesia in Infants and Children
Anesthesia and the Child with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Preoperative Fasting in Infants and Children
Approaches to Decreasing Preoperative Anxiety in Children

Management of Intraoperative Complications
Pediatric Airway Management for the Non-Anesthesiologist
Laryngospasm and Other Pediatric Airway Events
Malignant Hyperthermia
Surgical Fires: Prevention and Management
Out-of-the-Operating Room Pediatric Anesthesia

Anesthesia for Neonatal Surgery
Anesthesia for Neonatal Surgical Emergencies
Anesthesia for Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair
Anesthetic Considerations for Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Management of the Patient with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Abdominal Wall Defects: Omphalocele vs. Gastroschisis
Anesthetic Considerations for Pyloric Stenosis
Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Ex Premature Babies

Anesthesia for ENT and Ophthalmology
Anesthesia for Cleft Lip and Palate Repair
Anesthesia Management for Epiglottitis
Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy and Sleep Disordered Breathing
Anesthesia for Post-Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Hemorrhage
Ophthalmologic Procedures in Pediatric Patients
Bronchoscopy for Foreign Body - Anesthetic Management

Anesthesia for Thoracic Procedures
Anesthetic Considerations for Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation
Single Lung Ventilation
Management of Anterior Mediastinal Masses

Anesthesia for Plastic, Neuro, and Orthopedic Surgeries
Anesthesia for Craniosynostosis Repair
Anesthetic Considerations for Scoliosis Repair in Pediatric Patients
Anesthetic Considerations for Meningomyelocele

Anesthesia for Pediatric Trauma, Burns, and Submersions
Management of Pediatric Burn Patients
Anesthetic Management of the Pediatric Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury
Drowning: Management of Pediatric Submersion Injuries

Anesthesia for Inherited Pediatric Disorders
Epidermolysis Bullosa: An Anesthetic Challenge
Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Pediatric Anesthesia
Achondroplasia and Pediatric Anesthesia
Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Trisomy 21 / Consideraciones Anestesicas en Pacientes con Trisomia 21
Anesthetic Considerations for Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Management of the Obese Pediatric Patient
Anesthesia Considerations for Neuromuscular Disorders
Inherited Coagulopathies in Children - Von Willebrand Disease
Inherited Coagulopathies in Children - Hemophilia
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM): Anesthetic Implications and Perioperative Management

Postoperative Management of Pediatric Patients
Emergence Delirium in Pediatric Patients
Managing Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting in Infants and Children
Awake vs Deep Extubation
Post Extubation Stridor

Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients
Pharmacology of Local Anesthestics in Children
Single Injection Caudal Blocks for Pediatric Anesthesia
Post-dural Puncture Headache in Pediatric Anesthesia
Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Pain Management in Infants and Children

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Congenital Cardiac Disease
Neonatal Cardiovascular Physiology
Understanding Intracardiac Shunts
Pulmonary Hypertension and Anesthesia
Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease
Noncardiac Surgery for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Critical Care Issues
Neonatal Resuscitation
Approaches to Ventilatory Support in Neonatal Anesthesia
Vascular Access in Infants
Transporting Critically Ill Infants and Children
Mechanical Ventilation in Infants and Children