Brief Overview of Respiratory Physiology The Role of Surfactant Pulmonary surfactant is a mixture of phospholipids produced by type 2 alveolar pneumocytes from around week 36 of gestational age. The…
Pronephroi Appear ∼21 days Located in cervical region.Non-functioning, main structures degenerate by day 25 but ducts remain to be utilised by mesonephroi. Stage 2Mesonephroi Appear ∼28 days Elongated structures that…
Case study 1 A 5-year-old girl was admitted to PICU following cardiac surgery. Her condition deteriorated over a number of days despite maximum ventilatory, fluid and inotropic support. During the…
Electrical interference from patient movement, infusion pumps or other equipment (e.g. HFOV) Move electrodes over bone rather than muscle (normally the reverse applies).Ensure the lower electrode is placed well below…
Treatment of Dehydration Dehydration in children can be assessed by the use of tools and scales (Bailey et al. 2010). Unless treated, moderate to severe dehydration will lead to a…
Cranial nerve Function controlled I Olfactory Sensory – smell II Optic Sensory – vision III Oculomotor Motor – all eye muscles except those served by IV and VI IV Trochlear…
