Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

Perinatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care provides clear and comprehensive discussion of the principles of perinatal and pediatric respiratory care while emphasizing clinical application. It is designed to serve as a basic text for the respiratory care students, as well as a reference for the experienced respiratory care practitioner, nurse, medical student, and physician.

This revision provides a general update of the entire text while expanding upon areas of growing importance. Many new chapters have been added to cover state-of-the-art treatment modalities (Liquid Lung Ventilation, Mixed Gas Administration), important areas of critical care (ARDS, Smoke Inhalation), and major diseases (Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis). The text has been rearranged into five distinct sections: fetal development, assessment, therapeutic procedures, disorders, and transport and home care. Overall, the text has been streamlined to better organize topics, expand upon important areas, and eliminate repetitive and redundant information.The text has been divided into five distinct sections: fetal development, assessment, therapeutic procedures, disorders, and transport and home care. More streamlined chapters. Every chapter has been reorganized to eliminate repetitive topics and remove basic or fundamental concepts of respiratory care that aren't specific to neonatal or pediatric respiratory care. New Chapters Some concepts considered experimental in the first edition have since become standards of care. These topics have been fleshed out into chapters of their own. Such chapters include Liquid Lung Ventilation and Mixed Gas Administration. Other topics such as Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis have been expanded into chapters of their own due to their clinical importance. Important critical care topics have also been expanded into individual chapters. Chapters include ARDS and Smoke Inhalation.