The Akron PICU Resident Syllabus

This is the pediatric resident syllabus used at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohio. The following chapters and appendices are included:

NOTE: Clicking on the "view pdf" link following each chapter name will download the Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format document to you. You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view these files, available from Adobe. (Version 3 of the Acrobat Reader can function as a "plug-in" to enable viewing these files directly within your web browser. Alternatively, you may find it more convenient to download a compressed version of the syllabus in pdf format as noted below.)

Chapters:

1. Title Page (view pdf)
2. Contents (view pdf)
3. Core Curriculum (view pdf)
4. Oxygenation and Oxygen Therapy (view pdf)
5. Modes of Mechanical Ventilation (view pdf)
6. Intubation (view pdf)
7. Status Asthmaticus (view pdf)
8. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Status in Critical Illness (view pdf)
9. Cerebral Resuscitation and Increased Intracranial Pressure (view pdf)
10. Basic Pharmacokinetic Principles (view pdf)
11. Evaluation and Management of the Post-Surgical Patient in the PICU (view pdf)
12. Sedation, Analgesia, Paralysis (view pdf)

Downloading Options

Note: The original documents are in WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows. Some irregularities in conversion to Microsoft Word were unavoidable, particularly with regard to graphics. The Adobe pdf files were created from the WordPerfect versions and should be equal in quality (and universally accessible!)

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Adobe Acrobat pdf version

AkronPDF.sit: a stuffit archive for Macintosh users (757K)

AkronPDF.zip: a zip file for Windows users (757K)

WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows

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Word 6.0 for Macintosh and Windows

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AkronDOC.zip: a zip file for Windows users (230K)

Disclaimer

These documents are provided "as is" for educational purposes only, with no implications or guarantees of clinical value in other institutions. Neither Dr. Ibsen nor Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron assume liability regarding their use. These represent the proprietary intellectual property of Dr. Ibsen and colleagues and acknowledgement of their source is indicated if utilized. These files are offered free of charge and may not be distributed beyond the user's local institution without permission.

Submitted by:
Laura Ibsen, MD
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
email (new address): ibsenl@ohsu.edu

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