Nchafatso Obonyo: "Cardiac function and fluid resuscitation

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Nchafatso Obonyo: "Cardiac function and fluid resuscitation in severe acute malnutrition and paediatric critical illness"

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By the end of this lecture the attendee will be able to: 1. Understand the classification and phenotypes of malnutrition in children 2. Understand the effects of severe acute malnutrition on cardiac function in children 3. Appreciate the challenges of managing critical illness (shock) in severely malnourished children 4. Appraise the current research and evidence on cardiac function and volume expansion therapy for critical illness (shock) in severely malnourished children

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