Main description:

Case Based Reviews in Pediatric Pulmonology is a comprehensive collection of reviews covering all aspects of paediatric pulmonology, from disorders of the upper respiratory tract to pulmonary diseases in the paediatric intensive care unit.

The book is divided into 46 chapters across nine sections, beginning with disorders of the upper respiratory tract, and congenital disorders of the reparatory tract such as larnygomalacia and diaphragmatic hernia. Further sections cover wheezing disorders, respiratory tract infections, suppurative and interstitial lung diseases and pleural diseases. The final two sections focus on paediatric pulmonary diseases requiring intensive care, and miscellaneous respiratory disorders.

Each chapter in Case Based Reviews in Pediatric Pulmonology begins with a case scenario and provides guidance on the assessment and appropriate treatment of the relevant disorder, followed by a key points summary.

Key Points

Comprehensive collection of reviews covering a wide range of paediatric pulmonary disorders
Each chapter presents a case scenario along with assessment and treatment of each disorder
Key points summary at end of each chapter

Contents:

Section1: Disorders of upper respiratory tract

Common cold
Allergic rhinitis
Sinusitis
Acute tonsillopharyngitis
Retropharyngeal abscess
Adenoidal hypertrophy
Obstructive sleep apnea
Croup
Acute epiglottitis
Otitis media

Section 2: Congenital disorders of respiratory tract

Laryngomalacia, Tracheomalacia
Congenital thoracic malformation
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Section 3: Wheezing disorders in children

Wheezing in preschool children
Bronchiolitis
Bronchial asthma
Allergy bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Gastro-esophageal reflux

Section 4: Respiratory tract infections

Influenza infection
Diphtheria
Pertussis
Community acquired pneumonia
Atypical pneumonia
Fungal pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Recurrent and persistent pneumonia
Intra-thoracic tuberculosis

Section 5: Suppurative lung diseases

Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Cystic fibrosis
Non-CF bronchiectasis
Lung abscess

Section 6: Childhood Interstitial lung diseases

Pulmonary hemorrhage
Cow-milk protein allergy
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Eosinophilic lung disease
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Interstitial lung disease

Section 7: Pleural diseases

Pneumothorax
Pleural effusion including empyema

Section 8: Pulmonary diseases in pediatric intensive care unit

Pulmonary edema
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Nosocomial pneumonia

Section 9: Miscellaneous respiratory disorders

Foreign body aspiration
Hydrocarbon aspiration
Tumor in lung and chest wall
Pulmonary hypertension and cor-pulmonale