Essential Pediatric Pulmonology (3^rd Ed.)

This new edition provides paediatricians and pulmonologists with the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of respiratory disorders in children.

Divided into nine sections, the book begins with an overview of anatomy and physiology and guidance on history taking and examination.

The following sections cover different types of pulmonary disorders ? infections, asthma, non-infectious diseases, congenital malformations, pleural diseases, and neoplasms.

The final chapters detail intensive care and therapeutics such as airway clearance techniques, oxygen and aerosol therapy, and pharmacology.

The third edition of this comprehensive text has been fully revised and features new topics, as well as clinical photographs, diagrams and algorithms to enhance learning.

Key points

• Third edition providing latest advances in diagnosis and management of paediatric respiratory diseases
• Covers many different types of pulmonary disorders
• Fully revised text with new topics included
• Previous edition published in 2010

Section 1: General Considerations

• Introductory Anatomy: Respiratory System
• Physiology of the Respiratory System
• History Taking and Physical Examination

Section 2: Respiratory Infections

• Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
• Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis
• Acute Bronchiolitis
• Community Acquired Pneumonia
• Respiratory Viruses
• Fungal Pneumonia
• Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
• Recurrent/Persistent Pneumonia
• Suppurative Lung Diseases
• Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompromised Children
• Tuberculosis
• Eosinophilic Lung Diseases

Section 3: Asthma

• Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Natural History of Asthma
• Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Asthma
• Assessment of Airway Inflammation
• Acute Exacerbation of Asthma
• Long-term Treatment of Asthma
• Difficult Asthma
• Preschool Wheezing
• Asthma and Obesity

Section 4: Non-infectious Diseases

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
• Pediatric Sarcoidosis
• Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatological Disorders
• Asthma and Gastroesophageal Reflux
• Foreign Body Aspiration
• Hydrocarbon Aspiration
• Pulmonary Hemorrhage
• Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• Environment and Lung Disease
• Central Hypoventilation Syndromes
• Assessment and Management of Patients with Neuromuscular Weakness
• Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Pulmonary Injury due to Pharmacological Agents
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Genetics and Pulmonary Diseases

Section 5: Congenital Malformations

• Congenital Lung Malformations

Section 6: Pleural Diseases

• Pleural Effusion
• Empyema Thoracis
• Pneumothorax

Section 7: Neoplasms

• Neoplasms of Mediastinum and Respiratory Tract

Section 8: Intensive Care in Pulmonology

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Basics of Mechanical Ventilation
• Respiratory Home Care for Children

Section 9: Therapeutics

• Airway Clearance Techniques
• Oxygen Therapy
• Aerosol Therapy
• Pharmacology of Pediatric Pulmonary Disorders

Index

Rakesh Lodha
Professor

Sushil K Kabra
Professor

Both at Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India