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5 Minutes PICU

Essential Pediatric Critical Care Formulas & Guides

The 5 Minutes PICU platform is designed to provide quick, reliable, and easy-to-understand pediatric critical care formulas for healthcare professionals. Whether you are dealing with respiratory, cardiovascular, or neurological emergencies, this resource helps you access essential calculations and clinical guidance within seconds. With a focus on accuracy and simplicity, it supports doctors, nurses, and medical students in making fast, informed decisions in high-pressure ICU environments.

ECMO – Basics to Bedside

ECMO

ECMO case1

ECMO case2

ECMO case3

ECMO Objective

What is ECMO

ECMO Components

Why ECMO

ECMO heart and Lungs

Modes of ECMO

ECMO and Oxygen delivery

How ECMO works

Disease specific ECMO

ECMO indications

Immediate checks in ECMO

ECMO monitoring

CMO monitoring parameters

when to start ECMO

ECMO cannulas

ECMO single cannulation

ECMO double cannulation

ECMO double cannulation

ECMO cannula complications

ECMO oxygenator

ECMO circuit pressures

ECMO circuit pressures differentials

ECMO troubleshootings

air bubbles in ECMO

ECMO and oxygenator failure

ECMO and pump clots

ECMO and recirculation case scenario

ECMO and recirculation

VA ECMO and hemodynamics

ECMO and bedside scenarios

ECMO and hypertension

ECMO and ventilator settinmgs

Cardiac arrest on VV ECMO

ECMO and monitoring

complications of ECMO

weaning of VA ECMO

weaning of VV ECMO

. START VA ECMO or not

START VV ECMO or not

ECMO on PEDIREX

Atrioventricular septal defect

AVSD

AVSD case1

AVSD case2

why AVSD matters in 2026

how to learn AVSD

CAVSD

why AVSD a difficult lesion

AV valves in AVSD

conduction system in AVSD

AVSD types

AVSD physiology

AVSD symptoms

AVSD and Qp_ Qs ratio

when should AVSD be repair

Echo in AVSD

Surgical repair in AVSD

AVSD and post operative care

AVSD and first 6 hours after reapir

general care after AVSD repair

ventilation care after AVSD repair

Arrythmias after AVSD repair

differential diagnosis after AVSD repair

escalation pathway after AVSD repair

reoperations after AVSD

Left AV valve regurgitation after AVSD repair

outcome of AVSD reapir

26. outcome of AVSD reapir

. leuko-glycemic index after AVSD repair

AVSD in summary

AVSD on pedirex

Transposition of Great Arteries

TGA, Arterial switch

TGA Case

TGA Case

TGA Case

D TGA components

D TGA

ccTGA

D TGA with intact septum

TGA with VSD

TGA with pulmonary stenosis

TGA with coarctation

time to operate TGA

TGA Surgical treatment

TGA and mustard procedure

arterial switch operation

rastelli operation in TGA

double switch procedure

TGA and rastelli - study

TGA post operative care

Post operative care of heart diseases in children

TGA - OR course

Arterial switch and neurological care

Arterial switch and cardiovasular care

Arterial switch and ECMO

Arterial switch and ECG monitor

Arterial switch and LA Pressures

Arterial switch and respiratory care

Arterial switch and GI care

Arterial switch and renal care

Arterial switch and Antibiotics

bleeding in Arterial switch

Arterial switch and complications

when to contact a surgeon in Arterial switch

Arterial switch and CVS complications

Arterial switch and CORONARY

reoperations in Arterial switch

collaterals in Arterial switch

Arterial switch operation

Arterial switch at pedirex

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

PDA

Case 1 PDA

Case 2 PDA

Case 4 PDA

PDA anatomy

PDA in 2026

Hemodynamic Consequences of PDA

Types of PDA

What to know about PDA

Hemodynamic significant PDA – How to Assess

HsPDA – Clinical Findings

Physiologic relevance of hsPDA

HsPDA - Echocardiography Parameters

HsPDA- Clinical scoring systems

HsPDA- Echo scoring systems

HsPDA-Other related indices

Normal to complex PDA

PDA is a Physiologic Problem

PDA Can Be Protective

PDA Pre-operative treatment

Paracetamol vs Ibuprofen for PDA closure

Ibuprofen dose regimens for PDA closure

Comparison of PDA Closure Modalities and ICU Implications

Catheter-Based PDA Closure

Post-cath PDA Complications

PDA Surgical indications

Surgical PDA Ligation

PDA Closure ≠ Stability

PDA Post operative care

PDA Complications

Post-PDA hypotension

Post-PDA Desaturation

Post-Ligation Cardiac Syndrome (PLCS)

Post-PDA complications in ICU

PDA case 1 Ans

PDA case 2 Ans

PDA case 3 Ans

PDA take Home

Pedirex

PICU Resp Formulas

Picu Respiratory formulas

Alveolar Ventilation

Mean Airway Pressure

Work of Breathing

Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio

Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradient

PF Ratio

Airway Resistance

Dynamic Compliance

Static Compliance

Oxygenation Index

Oxygen Saturation Index

Time Constant

Carbon Dioxide Elimination

Physiologic Dead Space Fraction

Intrapulmonary Shunt Fraction

Rapid Shallow Breathing Index

intrapulmonary shunt

A–a gradient, and how is it interpreted

dynamic compliance

static compliance

Oxygenation index

OSI

estimated shunt fraction

RSBI

Time constant

ventilation mechanical power

PICU Presentations

CVS Formulas

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Cardiac Output

QpQs Ratio

Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio (VQ)

Arteriovenous Oxygen Difference (avDO₂)

Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradient (A–a Gradient)

Shunt Fraction via Fick Method

Shunt Evaluation

Arterial Oxygen Content (CaO₂)

Oxygen Extraction Ratio (ERO₂)

Oxygen Delivery (DO2)

Oxygen Consumption (VO₂)

Oxygen Delivery and Extraction Integration (Shock Types)

High-Level Shock Differentiation (O2 Transport Formulas)

15. Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)

Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Index (PVRI) (1)

Clinical Pearls for ICU Physicians

pulmonary artery pressure

oxygen extraction ratio (ERO₂) (1)

arteriovenous oxygen difference and its implication

VO₂, consumption of oxygen

Arterial Oxygen Content (CaO₂)

A–a gradient, and how is it interpreted

calculate Shunt Fraction via Fick Method

High SvO2 and low extraction suggest early septic shock)

High A-a gradient suggests shunt

Calculate QpQs

Calculate CaO2

shunt fraction (using Berggren)

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PICU CNS Formulas

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Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP)

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Cerebral Oxygenation Index (COx)

intracranial Pressure Index (ICP Index)

Pressure Reactivity Index (PRx)

Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension (PbtO₂ Index)

Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation (SjvO₂)

Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF)

Lactate-Pyruvate Ratio (LPR)

Core CNS formulas PICU

Diagnostic Scenarios Based on CPP

Clinical Pearls for picu physician

DD with MAP, ICP, CPP

3-step approach CNS for physician

CPP and best interpretation

Cushing's triad signs indicate herniation risk)

ICP

PRx (Pressure Reactivity Index)

Hypoperfusion with cerebral hypoxia

ICP Index and its interpretation

Increase MAP using vasopressors

PbtO₂ 20 mmHg borderline hypoxia)

SjvO₂ 75% suggests reduced metabolism or hyperemia)

Steep pressure rise → poor compliance)

LPR and its interpretition

Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF), and what does it indicate

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Arrythmias after Heart surgeries

arryhthmias in children after surgery

arryhthmias in children after surgery

pacing wires

tachyarrythmias

Regular SVT

irrgeular SVT

Mechanism of SVT

Difference between Re-entry and Automated Tachycardia

Management of SVT

Role of Atrial ECG in diagnosis

Junctional Ectopic tachycardia

Management of Junctional Ectopic tachycardia

Atrial Tachycardia

Treatment Of AET.MAT

Ventricular Tachycardia

wide complex tachycardia

tratment of Ventricular Tachycardia

Junctional Ectopic tachycardia

mechanism of Junctional Ectopic tachycardia

arryhthmias in children after surgery

aterial leads and wires

Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

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