MK1 Basic science and critical care physiology knowledge
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Course modules
- Ventilation basicsPICU BasicsCourse module
- Fluids, lines and accessPICU BasicsCourse module
- PARDS and respiratory failurePICU BasicsCourse module
- BronchiolitisPICU BasicsCourse module
- Shock and sepsisPICU BasicsCourse module
- Status epilepticus and the neurological patientPICU BasicsCourse module
- Monitoring: what the numbers meanPICU BasicsCourse module
- DKA and metabolic emergenciesPICU BasicsCourse module
- Airway basics and the intubated childPICU BasicsCourse module
Courses
Videos
- Basic Vent Modes MADE EASY - Ventilator Settings ReviewedICU AdvantageVideo
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Medical-Surgical - Nervous System | @LevelUpRNLevel Up RNVideo
- Asthma - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathologyOsmosis from ElsevierVideo
- CPAP vs BiPAP - Differences You Need To Know!Conan Liu, M.D.Video
- Oxygen Delivery DevicesICU AdvantageVideo
- Meningitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathologyOsmosis from ElsevierVideo
- Pediatric Septic Shock by J. O'Hara and K. Madden | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Congenital Heart Disease by J. Pian, J. McKinstry | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Tetralogy of Fallot Overview by J. Pian, J. McKinstry | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Transposition of the Great Arteries Overview by J. Pian, J. McKinstry | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Summary of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Diseases by J. Pian, J. McKinstry | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Beyond Tidal Volume: Driving Pressure and Lung Protective Ventilation in PICUWFPICCSVideo
- PEEP, recruitment and proning: Opening the lung without bursting itWFPICCSVideo
- Under the hood: How modern ventilators really work?WFPICCSVideo
- Lung Recruitment and prone positioning in pediatric ventilationWFPICCSVideo
- The Lung as a Spring: Compliance, Resistance & Work of BreathingWFPICCSVideo
- SCCMPod-572: Propofol in the ICU: Balancing Sedation and StabilitySCCMVideo
- When blood meets air: VQ matching & shunt mysteriesWFPICCSVideo
- Breath by breath: the real science of gas exchangeWFPICCSVideo
- 4. A Basic guide to NIV in the acute settingIntensive Care Education & Training (ICET)Video
- Body Fluids and ElectrolytesDr Matt & Dr MikeVideo
- Congenital Heart Defects Nursing | Learn Pediatric Cardiac DefectsSimpleNursingVideo
- Burns Nursing Care, Treatment, Degrees, Pathophysiology, Management, NCLEX ReviewRegisteredNurseRNVideo
- Approach to Shock - types, hypovolemic, cardiogenic, distributive, anaphylaxis, pathology, treatmentArmando HasudunganVideo
- The Ultimate ICU Basics Guide | Ventilation, Shock, Pressors & Renal ReplacementWBM Emergency & Critical CareVideo
- What is ECMO? The basics explained.ICU AdvantageVideo
- Pediatrics | Nelson Based Teaching | ECMO | Raaonline #pediatrics #nbt #ecmoRaaonline.co.inVideo
- Burns (DETAILED) Overview - Types, Pathophysiology, TBSAArmando HasudunganVideo
- Blood Products & Their Uses EXPLAINED!ICU AdvantageVideo
- Blood Transfusions - Medical-Surgical (Med-Surg) - Cardiovascular System -@LevelUpRNLevel Up RNVideo
- Understanding ArrhythmiasZero To FinalsVideo
- Understanding Sepsis (Sepsis Explained Clearly)Rhesus MedicineVideo
- Cardiac Arrest in Children: Chapter 5 Part 1 (PALS Training)American CPR Care AssociationVideo
- Prone Positioning in ARDS: Why, When, and How It Saves LivesThe Critical Care PractitionerVideo
- Status Epilepticus with Dr. Manette Ness-Cochinwala and Dr. Anuj JayakarZac HodgesVideo
- Vasopressors (Part 1) - ICU DripsICU AdvantageVideo
- Increased Intracranial Pressure Nursing Pathophysiology NCLEX Symptoms (Cerebral Perfusion Pressure)RegisteredNurseRNVideo
- Increased Intracranial Pressure: Causes, Symptoms, & NCLEX Nursing CareSimpleNursingVideo
- Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) » Pathology, Risk Factors, Symptoms, and MedicationsNurseInTheMakingVideo
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Explained: CRRT and Dialysis BasicsWBM Emergency & Critical CareVideo
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Diabetes Type I) Management SummaryArmando HasudunganVideo
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis DKA Nursing | DKA Pathophysiology Treatment Management NCLEXRegisteredNurseRNVideo
- Acute Renal Failure (Acute Kidney Injury) for Nursing NCLEX RN & LPNSimpleNursingVideo
- Types of IV Fluid - Fluid ManagementICU AdvantageVideo
- Fluid and Electrolytes Imbalances for Nursing Students - NCLEX ReviewRegisteredNurseRNVideo
- Understanding Acute Kidney Injury (AKI Made Easy)Rhesus MedicineVideo
- Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) | Clinical MedicineNinja NerdVideo
- Overview of Pediatric Nutritional NeedsDr. Penelope NealVideo
- Blood Transfusions: Procedures, Reactions, & NCLEX EssentialsSimpleNursingVideo
- Seizures | Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Treatment, Complications/Status EpilepticusNinja NerdVideo
- PICU: Physiology of Mechanical Ventilation (Arabic/English)Aly Aly, M.D FAAPVideo
- Congenital Heart Malformations Made Easy (8 Main Types)Rhesus MedicineVideo
- EPISODE -30 NON INVASIVE VENTILATOR METHODS | RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY IN PRETERM NEONATES & HHFNCNational Neonatology Forum Karnataka ChapterVideo
- Shock | Clinical MedicineNinja NerdVideo
- Modes of Therapy - CRRT Explained!ICU AdvantageVideo
- SinapsTalk 29.0: "Introducing Basic Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Pediatrics"Sinaps Medical EducationVideo
- What is CRRT? - CRRT Explained!ICU AdvantageVideo
- Acute Liver Failure | Clinical MedicineNinja NerdVideo
- PARDS: Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Ep05 | Peds Critical Care BoardsAPPNA Pediatrics Video
- Bronchiolitis by A. Growdon | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Asthma by J. Pian, L. Chiel, L. Rubin, A. Erickson | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Asthma by G. Wolf | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Shock, Septic Shock & Inotropes | Pediatrics PG Residency | Dr. Parag Shankarrao | DocTutorialsDocTutorials Super SpecialityVideo
- 132👶Critical Care 🏥Pediatric & Neonatal ICU – Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Neuro, & Renal Systems🚑🫀🫁Anesthesia and Perioperative MedicineVideo
- Congenital Heart Disease in NeonatesCleveland ClinicVideo
- Cyanotic congenital HEART disease? STEP-by-STEP work upTala Talks NICUVideo
- Case Study: Congenital Heart Defects by P. Lincoln | OPENPediatricOPENPediatricsVideo
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Anesthesia SDVideo
- Supraventricular Arrhythmias by C. LaGrasta | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Arrhythmias by M. Freed, I. Baiu, L. DelSignore | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Introduction to Arrhythmias by C. LaGrasta, A. Olszewski | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- ECMO Explained: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Basics and OverviewWBM Emergency & Critical CareVideo
- 2022 Child Neurology Update (Enduring): Status Epilepticus in Neonates and ChildrenNorton HealthcareVideo
- Raised Intracranial Pressure & Central Nervous System Infections by S. Singhi | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis by M. Agus | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- DKA in Pediatrics – Emergency Management | Emergency Medicine - WebinarYashoda HospitalsVideo
- “The ONLY Pediatric Fluid & Electrolyte Video You’ll Ever Need 🧠💉 (Exam + Emergency)”Dr Sukanya DeyVideo
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy | Webinar | Aster RVAster Hospitals, BangaloreVideo
- Renal Replacement Therapy Masterclass: ICU Guide from Basics to AdvancedWBM Emergency & Critical CareVideo
- Sedatives & Analgesics for Intubation by R. Pascucci | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Basics of Paediatric Mechanical VentilationPediatrics with Dr Syed KazmiVideo
- Hematology/Oncology Emergencies & Transfusion Ep25 | Peds Critical Care BoardsAPPNA Pediatrics Video
- PG Teaching: Renal Replacement Therapy - Dr.Ajay Vijayan, Paediatric Intensivist, BMHShaji Thomas JohnVideo
- Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation by G. Wolf | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Ventilators for BEGINNERS!!! Understand these concepts forever!!!Tala Talks NICUVideo
- Cyanotic Congenital Cardiac Defects: Diagnosis & Therapy by T. Kulik, et al. | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition NeedsAmanda Haney [Legro] MS RD CNSCVideo
- Non-transplant Options in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure by A. Deep | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Basic Concepts on Non-Invasive Ventilation by M. Pons | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- What is Peritoneal Dialysis?OPENPediatricsVideo
- Oncologic Emergencies | Clinical MedicineNinja NerdVideo
- Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury by L. DelSignore, A. Olszewski | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- VV vs VA ECMO Explained!ICU AdvantageVideo
- Setting the Ventilator in pARDS: The First Six HoursWFPICCSVideo
- Diagnosis and Management of Common Arrhythmias in Children and Adults (with CHD)Mending KidsVideo
- (Bacterial) Meningitis PathophysiologyArmando HasudunganVideo
- Parenteral Nutrition: Indications and Practical Applications by K. Ariagno, et al. | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome by A. de Caen, A. Olszewski, L. DelSignore | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- Recommendations for mechanical ventilation of critically ill children from the Paediatric Mechanical Ventilation Consensus Conference (PEMVECC).European Society for Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (PEMVECC/ESPNIC), 2017Guideline or evidence
- Rethinking Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock: Beyond International Consensus Criteria.Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics (expert commentary), 2025Guideline or evidence
- Individualised amoxicillin-clavulanate dosing recommendations for critically ill children with augmented clearance after cardiac surgery.International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2025Guideline or evidence
- Supporting clinical guidelines for opioid conversion to methadone and tapering to prevent withdrawal in critically ill children using physiology based pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation.PLoS One (Dutch Pediatric Formulary expert panel), 2026Guideline or evidence
- A systematic review of dexmedetomidine pharmacology in pediatric patients.Clinical and Translational Science, 2024Guideline or evidence
- Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Neonates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021Guideline or evidence
- Developing tailored dosing recommendations for ciprofloxacin in critically ill children using a population approach based on total and unbound concentrations.Clinical Microbiology and Infection (ESCMID journal), 2026Guideline or evidence
- Recommendations for hemodynamic monitoring for critically ill children-expert consensus statement issued by the cardiovascular dynamics section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC).ESPNIC, 2020Guideline or evidence
- SEVERE PERTUSSIS IN CHILDHOOD: UPDATE AND CONTROVERSY - SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.Revista Paulista de Pediatria (Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo), 2019Guideline or evidence
- Plasma and CSF pharmacokinetics of meropenem in neonates and young infants: results from the NeoMero studies.Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2018Guideline or evidence
- Neonatal adrenal insufficiency: Turkish Neonatal and Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Societies consensus report.Turkish Neonatal and Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Societies, 2018Guideline or evidence
- Effect of withholding early parenteral nutrition in PICU on ketogenesis as potential mediator of its outcome benefit.Critical Care (PEPaNIC investigators), 2020Guideline or evidence
- Phenotypes based on respiratory drive and effort to identify the risk factors when P0.1 fails to estimate ∆PES in ventilated children.Critical Care (BioMed Central), 2024Guideline or evidence
- Estimation of inspiratory effort using airway occlusion maneuvers in ventilated children: a secondary analysis of an ongoing randomized trial testing a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy.Critical Care (BioMed Central), 2023Guideline or evidence