Abstract The number of children who require chronic mechanical ventilation has grown with improvements in care, assistive technologies, and philosophical approaches to some progressive diseases. The causes of chronic respiratory…
Abstract This chapter discusses the spectrum of congenital lung disease from the upper airway down to the lung parenchyma and microvasculature, and associated relevant malformations in the chest wall and…
Abstract Diagnostic medical imaging is central to almost all areas of modern medical practice and advances at an astonishing pace. Since the prior edition, there have been numerous significant advances…
Abstract Pediatric physical therapy (physiotherapy) is an essential component in the management of many cardio respiratory presentations in infants and children of all ages. The input will vary considerably depending…
Abstract The most common reasons for admission of newborn infants to the neonatal intensive care unit are respiratory disorders. Despite advances in neonatal intensive care, respiratory disorders remain an important…
Abstract Improved survival of very immature infants has contributed to an increase in the number of those who develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD is a chronic lung disease that occurs…
Abstract There are many and varied devices currently approved for the administration of inhaled treatments for use in different parts of the world. Well-developed national and local guidelines and training…
Abstract Exercise in children is not merely play; rather, it is a critical environmental and physiological perturbation that has a profound effect on growth and development in health and disease….
Abstract This chapter discusses the transgenerational, antenatal, and early childhood factors that affect lung development across the life course. The consequences of these adverse influences may be direct, or secondary…
Abstract Lung function testing in early life can provide information on lung growth and development and can help clinicians in the decision making process. However, the techniques available in infants…
