Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

Section 1: Fetal Development Assessment, and Delivery 1. Fetal Lung Development 2. Fetal Gas Exchange and Circulation 3. Antenatal Assessment and High-Risk Delivery

Section 2: Assessment and Monitoring of the Neonatal and Pediatric Patient 4. Examination and Assessment of the Neonatal and Pediatric Patient 5. Pulmonary Function Testing and Bedside Pulmonary Mechanics 6. Radiographic Assessment 7. Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy 8. Invasive Blood Gas Analysis and Cardiovascular Monitoring 9. Noninvasive Monitoring in Neonatal and Pediatric Care

Section 3: Therapeutic Procedures for Treatment of Neonatal and Pediatric Disorders 10. Oxygen Administration 11. Aerosols and Administration of Inhaled Medications 12. Airway Clearance Techniques and Hyperinflation Therapy 13. Airway Management 14. Surfactant Replacement Therapy 15. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Continuous Positive Pressure of the Neonate 16. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation of the Infant and Child 17. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate and Pediatric Patient 18. Administration of Gas Mixtures 19. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 20. Pharmacology 21. Thoracic Organ Transplantation

Section 4: Neonatal and Pediatric Disorders: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment 22. Neonatal Pulmonary Disorders 23. Surgical Disorders in Childhood that Affect Respiratory Care 24. Congenital Cardiac Defects 25. Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing 26. Pediatric Airway Disorders and Parenchymal Lung Diseases 27. Asthma 28. Cystic Fibrosis 29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 30. Shock 31. Pediatric Trauma 32. Disorders of the Pleura 33. Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders

Section 5: Neonatal and Pediatric Transient and Ambulatory Care 34. Transport of Infants and Children 35. Home Care 36. Quality and Safety

Glossary Index