Educational Aims The reader will come to appreciate: • Congenital lung and lower airway abnormalities are rare but if not diagnosed can have significant consequences. • These lesions frequently have…
Educational Aims • The reader will come to: • Understand the importance of differentiating between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus (RV)-induced bronchiolitis and the need for more phenotype-specific management…
Educational Aims • To identify the similarities and differences in the guidelines for CRMS from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and from European Cystic Fibrosis Society. • To understand the diagnostic challenges…
Educational Aims The reader will come to appreciate how aerosol drug delivery to children depends on: • Selecting the right device, • Selecting the right interface, • Educating the patient…
Educational Aims The reader will be able to: • Understand the basics of RSV virology. • Recognize the needs and challenges associated with RSV vaccine and monoclonal antibody development in…
Educational Aims The reader will come to appreciate: • Supine spirometry is feasible in most children with DMD. • Supine spirometry did not predict sleep hypoventilation in children with DMD…
Educational Aims After reading the article, the reader will be able to: • Understand the rationale behind using positive end-expiratory pressure in ventilated patients. • Understand the potential adverse effects…
Abstract Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) consists of the delivery of a constant positive pressure in the airways by means of a noninvasive interface aiming to maintain airway patency throughout the…
Educational Aims The reader will come to appreciate that: • Race-based disparities in pulse oximetry have been reported in large retrospective database studies involving adults and recently in pediatric populations….
Educational aims The reader will come to appreciate that: • Infection occurs through percutaneous inoculation or inhalation with contaminated soil and water. • Diagnosis of melioidosis can be difficult because…
