Kendig and Wilmott's Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children

Andrew Bush is Professor of Pediatric Respirology, Imperial College, Consultant Pediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom Robin Deterding is Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Breathing Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado Albert Li, MD, Professor of Paediatrics and Person-in-charge of the Respiratory Service in the Department of Paediatrics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Felix Ratjen is Head, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Sellers Chair of Cystic Fibrosis, Professor, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Peter Sly, MD is Director, Children's Health and Environment Program and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Children's Health and Environment. Centre for Child Health Research, South Brisbane, Australia Heather Zar, MD, Professor & Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Director of the School of Child and Adolescent Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. Robert Wilmott is IMMUNO Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis University; Chief Pediatrician, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

• Section 1: General Basic and Clinical Considerations1. The History and Physical Examination2. Molecular Determinants of Lung Morphogenesis3. Basic Genetics and Epigenetics of Childhood Lung Disease4. Environmental contributions to respiratory disease in children5. The Surfactant System6. The Structural and Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease7. Biology and Assessment of Airway Inflammation8. Lung Defenses: Intrinsic, Innate and adaptive9. Bronchoscopy and Brochoalveolar Lavage in Pediatric Patients10. Diagnostic Imaging of the Respiratory Tract11. Pulmonary Function Tests in Infants and Preschool Children12. Exercise and Lung Function in child health and disease13. Integrating Patient reported outcomes into research and clinical practice14. Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care15. Long Term Consequences of Childhood Respiratory Disease16. Drug Administration by inhalation in children17. Physical Therapies in Pediatric Respiratory Disease18. Congenital Lung Disease19. Respiratory Disorders in the Newborn20. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia21. Children Dependent on Respiratory TechnologySection 2: Infections of the Lung22. Microbiological Diagnosis of Respiratory Illness: Recent advances23. Acute Infections that produce upper airway obstruction24. Bronchiolitis25. Pneumonia in Children26. Bronchiectasis and Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease27. Influenza28. New and Emerging Infections of the Lung29. Tuberculosis30. Non -Tuberculosis Mycobacterial Disease31. The Mycoses32. Pertussis and Other Bordetella Infections of the Respiratory Tract33. Toxocariasis, Hydatid Disease of the Lung, Strongyloidiasis, and Pulmonary ParagonimiasisSection 3: Pulmonary Disease in the Intensive Care Unit34. Principles of mechanical ventilation35. Childhood Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension36. Pulmonary Edema37. Respiratory Complications of Intensive Care38. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome39. Pulmonary Disease Associated with Congenital Heart Disease40. Lung Injury from Hydrocarbon Aspiration and Smoke Inhalation41. DrowningSection 4: Asthma42. The Epidemiology of Asthma43. The Immunopathogenesis of Asthma44. Asthma in the Preschool Age Child45. Wheezing in Older Children: Asthma46. Severe Asthma47. The Influence of Upper Airway Disease on the Lower Airway48. Modern Molecular Therapies for Application in Managing Childhood AsthmaSection 5: Cystic Fibrosis49. Genetics and Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis50. Diagnosis and Presentation of Cystic Fibrosis51. Pulmonary Disease in Cystic Fibrosis52. Non-Pulmonary Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis53. Modern Molecular Therapies for CFSection 6: Interstitial Lung Disease54. New Concepts in Children's Interstitial Lung Disease and Diffuse Lung Disease55. Rare and new childhood Lung Disorders56. Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease Disorders More Prevalent in Infancy57. Lung Diseases Associated with Disruption of Pulmonary Surfactant Homeostasis58. Pulmonary Involvement in the Systemic Diseases of Childhood59. Lung Injury Caused by Pharmacologic AgentsSection 7: Miscellaneous Disorders of the Lung60. Pulmonary Embolism and Thromboembolic Disease61. Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Children62. The Lung in Sickle Cell Disease63. Primary Immunodeficiency: and Other Diseases with Immune Disregulation64. Pulmonary Disease in the Immunosuppressed Pediatric Patient65. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Eosinophilic Lung Diseases66. Respiratory Disorders in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents67. Pediatric Lung Transplantation68. Respiratory complication of Down Syndrome and other genetic syndromes69. Air and Liquid in the Pleural Space70. Atelectasis71. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia72. Chest Wall and Respiratory Muscle Disorders73. Disorders of the Respiratory Tract caused by trauma74. Tumors of the ChestSection 8: The Aerodigestive Model75. The Aerodigestive Model76. Aspiration77. Feeding Swallowing and Voice Disorders78. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Complex Airway Disease79. Laryngeal and Tracheal Airway Disorders80. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and apparent life-threatening events81. Disorders of Breathing During Sleep