Nov 27, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PPED 8002 - PICU

The student will be exposed to all pediatric critical care: Sepsis, Trauma, ARDs, and all potentially or life-threatening illnesses. The student will act as an acting intern with direct patient care responsibilities. There will be no outpatient, ward, or clinic responsibilities except Continuity Clinic. The student will make daily rounds with the attending physicians. The student will have an opportunity to perform procedures such as spinal taps, A-line, central lines, chest tubes, intubation, and catheter placement. Emphasis will be placed on physiology, recognition of common acute life-threatening injuries/illnesses, and ventilator management.

Credit Hours: 4



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