cover image - Kendig and Wilmott’s Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323829151
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 11-20-2023
Page Count: 1216
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $293.99

Kendig and Wilmott’s Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children, 10th Edition

by Andrew Bush, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, Robin R Deterding, MD, Albert Li, MD, Felix Ratjen, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Peter Sly, MBBS, MD, FRACP, DSc, Heather Zar, MD and Robert W. Wilmott, MD, FRCP

Hardcover

cover image - Kendig and Wilmott’s Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children, 10th Edition
ISBN: 9780323829151
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 11-20-2023
Page Count: 1216
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $293.99
    • Offers an international perspective on the whole spectrum of the specialty, including a robust video library with demonstrations of key procedures and bronchoscopic views. 

    • Uses a consistent format with succinct, bulleted text, and contains abundant tables and figures, chapter summaries, and more than 500 full-color images to convey key information in an easy-to-digest manner. 

    • Contains eleven new chapters and discusses timely topics such as big data and -omics in respiratory disease, COVID-19, obesity and its consequences, and vaping and nicotine addiction among children and young people. 

    • Provides up-to-date instruction on key procedures, such as bronchoscopy and pulmonary function testing. 

    • Highlights the knowledge and expertise of nearly 90 new authors who are global experts in the fields of pediatrics, pulmonology, neurology, microbiology, cardiology, physiology, diagnostic imaging, critical care, otolaryngology, allergy, and surgery. 

    • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. 

  • 1 Molecular and Cellular Determinants of Lung Morphogenesis
    2 Basic Genetics and Epigenetics of Childhood Lung Disease
    3 Big Data and Omics in Respiratory Diseases
    4 The Surfactant System
    5 The Structural and Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease
    6 Biology and Assessment of Airway Inflammation
    7 Lung Defenses: Intrinsic, Innate, and Adaptive
    8 History, Physical Examination, and Strategies for Remote Monitoring
    9 Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Pediatric Patients
    10 Diagnostic Imaging of the Respiratory Tract
    11 Pulmonary Function Tests in Infants and Preschool Children
    12 Exercise, Physical Activity, and Respiratory Health and Disease in Pediatrics
    13 Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes Into Research and Clinical Practice
    14 Aerosol Therapy in Children
    15 Physical Therapies in Pediatric Respiratory Disease
    16 Children Dependent on Respiratory Support
    17 Microbiological Diagnosis of Respiratory Illness
    18 Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care
    19 Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Respiratory Disease
    20 Pediatric Lung Transplantation
    21 Congenital Lung Disease
    22 Respiratory Disorders in the Newborn
    23 Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
    24 Acute Infections That Produce Upper Airway Obstruction
    25 Bronchiolitis
    26 Pneumonia in Children
    27 New and Emerging Viral Infections of the Lung; Focus on SARS-CoV-2
    28 Tuberculosis
    29 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease
    30 The Mycoses
    31 Pertussis and Other Bordetella Infections of the Respiratory Tract
    32 Toxocariasis, Hydatid Disease of the Lung, Strongyloidiasis, and Pulmonary Paragonimiasis
    33 Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma
    34 The Immunopathogenesis of Asthma
    35 Asthma in the Preschool-Age Child
    36 Wheezing in Older Children: Asthma
    37 Severe Asthma
    38 Genetics and Pathophysiology of Cystic Fibrosis
    39 Diagnosis and Presentation of Cystic Fibrosis
    40 Pulmonary Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
    41 Nonpulmonary Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis
    42 Modern Molecular Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis
    43 Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Other Ciliopathies
    44 Bronchiectasis and Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease
    45 New Concepts in Children’s Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease
    46 Rare and Newly Recognized Childhood Lung Disorders
    47 Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease More Prevalent in Infancy
    48 Lung Diseases Associated With Disruption of Pulmonary Surfactant Homeostasis
    49 Pulmonary Involvement in the Systemic Inflammatory Diseases of Childhood
    50 Lung Injury Caused by Pharmacologic Agents
    51 Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Children
    52 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
    53 Primary Immunodeficiency and Other Diseases With Immune Dysregulation
    54 Pulmonary Disease in the Immunosuppressed Pediatric Patient
    55 Respiratory Disorders in Children and Adolescents Living With HIV
    56 Pulmonary Embolism and Thromboembolic Diseases
    57 Childhood Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    58 Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
    59 Pulmonary Lymphatic Disease
    60 The Aerodigestive Model: Improving Health Care for Complex Patients
    61 Aspiration, Feeding, and Swallowing Disorders
    62 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children With Complex Airway Disease
    63 Laryngeal and Tracheal Airway Disorders
    64 Basic Physiological Principles of Sleep and Respiratory Control in Infants and Children
    65 Testing for Sleep-Disordered Breathing
    66 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
    67 Complex Sleep and Hypoventilation Disorders in Children
    68 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Brief Resolved Unexplained Events and Apparent Life-Threatening Events, and Apnea of Prematurity
    69 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
    70 Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    71 Pulmonary Edema
    72 Lung Injury From Hydrocarbon Aspiration and Smoke Inhalation
    73 Drowning
    74 Trauma of the Thorax
    75 Respiratory Complications of Intensive Care
    76 Pulmonary Disease Associated With Congenital Heart Disease
    77 The Lung in Sickle Cell Disease
    78 Respiratory Complications of Down Syndrome and Other Genetic Syndromes
    79 Tumors of the Chest
    80 Respiratory Aspects of Neuromuscular Disorders
    81 Air and Fluid in the Pleural Space, and Atelectasis
    82 Environmental Contributions to Respiratory Disease in Children
    83 Combustible and Electronic Cigarettes
    INDEX
  • Andrew Bush, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, Professor of Pediatric Respirology, Imperial College, Consultant Pediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Robin R Deterding, MD, 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, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Head, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Sellers Chair of Cystic Fibrosis, Professor, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Peter Sly, MBBS, MD, FRACP, DSc, Director, University of Queensland, Department of Children's Lung Environment and Asthma Research Group, Brisbane Austrailia, 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. and Robert W. Wilmott, MD, FRCP, IMMUNO Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, St. Louis University; Chief Pediatrician, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri