Kendig and Chernick's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children 8/e

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Kendig, Chernick's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children is the definitive medical reference book to help you
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need to offer the best care to young patients.





Section I. General Considerations
1. Molecular Determinants of Lung Morphogenesis



2. The Surfactant System



3. Developmental Physiology of the Respiratory System



4. The Functional Basis of Respiratory Disease



5. Biology and Assessment of Airway Inflammation



6. The History and Physical Examination



7. Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Pediatric Patients



8. Diagnostic Imaging of the Respiratory Tract



9. Pulmonary Function Tests in Infants and Preschool Children



10. Pulmonary Function Testing in Children



11. Pulmonary Function Assessment in the Laboratory During Exercise



12. Lung Defenses: Intrinsic, Innate, and Adaptive



13. Acute Respiratory Failure



14. Chronic Respiratory Failure



15. Pediatric Lung Transplantation



16. Drug Administration by Aerosol in Children



Section II. Respiratory Disorders in the Newborn

17. Congenital Lung Disease



18. Respiratory Disorders in the Newborn



19. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia



20. Genetic Causes of Surfactant Deficiency



Section III. Disorders of the Pleura

21. Air and Liquid in the Pleural Space



Section IV. Infections of the Respiratory Tract

22. Diagnosis of Viral Respiratory Illness: Practical Applications



23. Acute Infections Producing Upper Airway Obstruction



24. Bronchitis



25. Brochiolitis



26. Viral Pneumonia



27. Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia



28. Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Pediatric Host



29. Bronchiectasis



30. Lung Abscess and Pulmonary Infections Due to Anaerobic Bacteria



Section V. Infections of the Respiratory Tract Due to Specific Organisms

31. Influenza



32. Atypical Pneumonias in Children



33. Pediatric Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)



34. Tuberculosis and Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacterial Disease (



35. The Mycoses



36. Pertussis and Other Bordetella Infections of the Respiratory Tract



37. Pneumonia Secondary to Varicella and Measles



38. Toxocariasis, Hydatid Disease of the Lung, Strongyloidisis, Pulmonary Paragonimiasis



39. Respiratory Disorders in Pediatric HIV Infection



Section VI. Noninfectious Disorders of the Respiratory Tract

40. Noninfectious Disorders of the Respiratory Tract



41. Foreign Body Aspiration



42. Atelectasis



43. Pulmonary Edema



44. ARDS in the Pediatric Patient

45. Lung Injury From Hydrocarbon Aspiration and Smoke Inhalation



46. Near-drowning and Drowning



47. Interstitial Lung Disease



48. Pulmonary Hemorrhage and Hemoptysis



49. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Eosinophilic Pulmonary Diseases



50. Tumors of the Chest



51. Chest Wall Function and Dysfunction



52. Rare Childhod Lung Disorders: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and Pulmonary Alveolar
Microlithiasis



Section VII. Asthma

53. Epidemiology of Asthma



54. Immunopathogenesis of Asthma



55. Asthma in the Pre-School Child



56. Wheezing in Older Children: Asthma



57. The Influence of Upper Airway Disease on the Lower Airway



Section VIII. Cystic Fibrosis

58. Genetics and Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis



59. Neonatal Screening for Cystic Fibrosis



60. Diagnosis and Presentation of Cystic Fibrosis



61. Pulmonary Disease in Cystic Fibrosis



62 Non-Pulmonary Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis



Section IX. Other Diseases With a Prominent Respiratory Component

63. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia



64. Childhood Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension



65. Sarcoidosis



66. Histiocytioc Disorders of the Lung



67. Pulmonary Involvement in Rheumatoid Disorders of Childhood



68. Familial Dysautonomia



69. Chronic Granulomatous Disease of Childhood



70. The Lung in Sickle Cell Disease



71. Lung Injury Caused by Pharmacologic Agents



72. Disorders of the Respiratory Tract Due to Trauma



73. SIDS and ALTE



74. Disorders of Breathing During Sleep