Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children

Robert Wilmott is IMMUNO Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis University; Chief Pediatrician, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Andrew Bush is Professor of Pediatric Respirology, Imperial College, Consultant Pediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Section I: General Considerations. Lung Development: Cellular and Molecular. Developmental Physiology of the Respiratory System. The Functional Basis of Respiratory Pathology. Metabolic and Endocrine Functions of the Lung. The History and Physical Examination. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures. Bronchoscopy. Diagnostic Imaging of the Respiratory Tract. Pulmonary Function Tests in Infants. Pulmonary Function Testing in Children. Pulmonary Function Assessment in the Laboratory During Exercise. Host Defense Mechanism. Acute Respiratory Failure. Section II: Respiratory Disorders in the Newborn. Congenital Anomalies of the Lower Respiratory Tract. Respiratory Disorders in the Newborn. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Section III: Disorders of the Pleura. Air and Liquid in the Pleural Space. Section IV: Infections of the Respiratory Tract. Approach to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infection in the Immunocompromised Host. Antimicrobial Therapy. Acute Infections Producing Upper Airway Obstruction. Bronchitis. Bronchiolitis. Bacterial Pneumonias. Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonitis. Diagnosis of Viral Respiratory Illness. Viral Pneumonia. Infections of the Respiratory Tract Due to Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. Influenza. Bronchiectasis. Lung Abscess. Section V: Noninfectious Diseases of the Respiratory Tract. Lung Injury from Hydrocarbon Aspiration and Smoke Inhalation. Drowningand Near Drowning. GI Reflux and Aspiration Syndrome. Foreign Body Aspiration. Interstitial Lung Disease. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis. Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, Diffuse Pulmonary Hemorrhage and Hemoptysis. Atelectasis. ARDS in the Pediatric Patient. Pulmonary Edema. Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency and Emphysema. Asthma. Hypersensitivity and Eosinophilic Pulmonary Diseases. Tumors of the Chest. Chest Wall Diseases and Dysfunction. Section VI: Other Diseases with a Prominent Respiratory Component. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. Cor Pulmonale. Cystic Fibrosis. Tuberculosis. Atypical Mycobacteria Disease. Sarcoidosis. Histoplasmosis. The Mycoses Other Than Histoplasmosis. Cytomegalovirus. Chlamydial Infections. Psittacosis (Ornithosis). Q Fever. Tularemia. Varicella Pneumonia. Measles and Giant Cell Pneumonia. Pertussis. Salmonella Pneumonia. Legionnaire's Disease and Other Related Pneumonias. Visceral Larva Migrans. Hydatid Disease of the Lung (Pulmonary Hydatidosis). Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Pulmonary Involvement in the Rheumatic Disorders of Childhood. Familial Dysautonomia. Chronic Granulomatous Disease of Childhood. The Lungs in Sickle Cell Disease. Lung Injury Caused By Pharmacologic Agents. Disorders of the Respiratory Tract Due to Trauma. Pulmonary Disorders in Pediatric Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. SIDS and ALTE. Disorders of Breathing During Sleep.