Neonatal and pediatric respiratory care edited by Brian K Walsh

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fetal lung development -- Fetal gas exchange and circulation -- Antenatal assessment and high-risk delivery -- Examination and assessment of the neonatal and pediatric patient -- Pulmonary function testing and bedside pulmonary mechanics -- Radiographic assessment -- Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy -- Invasive blood gas analysis and cardiovascular monitoring -- Noninvasive monitoring in neonatal and pediatric care -- Oxygen administration -- Aerosols and administration of medication -- Airway clearance techniques and hyperinflation therapy -- Airway management -- Surfactant replacement therapy -- Continuous politive airway pressure (CPAP) -- Noninvasive mechanical ventilation of the infant and child -- Invasive mechanical ventilation of the neonate and pediatric patient -- Administration of gas mixtures -- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- Pharmacology -- Thoracic organ transplantation -- Neonatal pulmonary disorders -- Surgical disorders in childhood that affect respiratory care -- Congenital cardiac defects -- Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing -- Pediatric airway disorders and parenchymal lung diseases -- Asthma -- Cystic fibrosis -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Shock and meningitis -- Pediatric trauma -- Disorders of the pleura -- Neurological and neuromuscular disorders -- Transport of infants and children -- Home care -- Quality and safety