Pediatric Pulmonary Function Testing (Progress in Respiratory Research)

✍ Scribed by Jurg Hammer, Ernst Eber

• Publisher: S Karger Pub
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 299
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book represents a comprehensive review of the most recent developments in paediatric pulmonary function testing and their clinical applications in common paediatric respiratory disorders.The first section reviews the current lung function tests used in infants and toddlers who are by nature unable to cooperate with most testing procedures. It describes the methodologies, provides normal values where available, and gives advice for data interpretation. The second section deals with the classic adult-type pulmonary function tests and their application in the semi-cooperative or cooperative older child. Age-related technical issues and the limitations of these tests are considered. Tests assessing the respiratory system beyond the usual measurements of mechanics, lung volume, and bronchial responsiveness are covered in the third section. These include the measurements of respiratory muscle function, work of breathing, diffusing capacity, and inflammatory markers in exhaled air an

✦ Table of Contents

NIK......Page 1
00 Preliminary Pages.pdf......Page 2
01 The Peculiarities of Infant Respiratory Physiology.pdf......Page 12
02 Tidal Breathing Measurements.pdf......Page 20
03 Respiratory Mechanics.pdf......Page 31
04 Forced Expiratory Flow-Volume Measurements.pdf......Page 45
05 Infant Whole-Body Plethysmography.pdf......Page 55
06 Measurement of Functional Residual Capacity and Ventilation Inhomogeneity by Gas Dilution Techniques.pdf......Page 65
07 Techniques for the Measurement of Lung Function in Toddlers and Preschool Children.pdf......Page 77
08 Applications and Future Directions of Infant Pulmonary Function Testing.pdf......Page 89
09 Spirometry- Volume-Time and Flow-Volume Curves.pdf......Page 104
10 Plethysmography and Gas Dilution Techniques.pdf......Page 114
11 Reference Equations for Ventilatory Function Measurements in Children from 6 to 16 Years.pdf......Page 129
12 Measurement of Bronchial Responsiveness in Children.pdf......Page 136
13 Measurements of Respiratory Muscle Function in Children.pdf......Page 148
14 Measurements of Thoraco-Abdominal Asynchrony and Work of Breathing in Children.pdf......Page 159
15 Lung Diffusing Capacity.pdf......Page 168
16 Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide.pdf......Page 177
17 Measurement of Nasal Nitric Oxide.pdf......Page 192
18 Exhaled Breath Condensate and Other Markers in Exhaled Air.pdf......Page 201
19 Childhood Asthma and Wheezing Disorders.pdf......Page 214
20 Cystic Fibrosis.pdf......Page 226
21 Lung Transplantation in Pediatric Patients.pdf......Page 235
22 Neuromuscular Disorders.pdf......Page 244
23 Paediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation.pdf......Page 258
24 Long-Term Sequelae of Neonatal Lung Disease.pdf......Page 266
25 Pulmonary Function Testing in the Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.pdf......Page 277
Author Index.pdf......Page 293
Subject Index.pdf......Page 294