Welcome to LearnPICU! This site contains summaries of core topics in pediatric critical care medicine. It also includes quick medication and equipment references, a collection of procedural videos, a summary of key articles, board-type questions, a survival guide, and more. Whether you are a medical student or a seasoned intensivist, we hope you find the resources here helpful.  "One of the top ten websites in critical care medicine education today" (Wolbrink et al, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 2018) Recent News August 4 World Brain Death Project releases "Determination of Brain Death" from Greer et al, JAMA 2020 March 26 PICU related COVID resources here (much taken from EMCRIT/IBCC with additions/adaptations) February 13 November 6 New Stanford Pediatrics Housestaff Pocket Card (created by J Brad Segal, MD MBE) now up under General PICU Resources or directly here.  The site began as Custer's Core Curriculum and was named in honor of Dr. Joseph Custer, founder of the pediatric intensive care unit at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, a teacher and mentor to countless fellows, residents, and medical students, and who taught us that when it comes down to it, "the air goes in and out and the blood goes round and round."
 Dr. Joseph Custer
We hope you find the site helpful and welcome any comments or suggestions to improve its content and usefulness. Please contact Dr. Kevin Kuo, editor of the site, with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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