Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care, 7th Edition

Section 1: Neonatal Part
Part 1: Fetal Development, Assessment, and Delivery
1. Fetal Lung Development
2. Fetal Gas Exchange and Circulation
3. Antenatal Assessment and High-Risk Delivery
4. Respiratory Care in Pregnancy

Part 2. Assessment and Monitoring of the Neonate
5. Examination and Assessment
6. Radiographic Assessment of the Neonate
7. Invasive Blood Gas Analysis of the Neonate
8. Noninvasive Monitoring in Neonatal Care

Part 3. Neonatal Disorders: Presentation Diagnosis and Treatment
9. Neonatal Pulmonary Disorders
10. Surgical Disorders in Neonate that Affect Respiratory Care
11. Congenital Cardiac Defects

Part 4. Respiratory Therapy Procedures for the Treatment of Neonatal Disorders
12. Surfactant Replacement Therapy
13. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Continuous Positive Pressure of the Neonate
14. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate

Section 2 Pediatric
Part 1. Assessment and Monitoring of the Pediatric Patient
15. Examination and Assessment of the Pediatric Patient
16. Pulmonary Function Testing and Bedside Pulmonary Mechanics
17. Radiographic Assessment of the Child
18. Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy
19. Invasive Blood Gas Analysis and Cardiovascular Monitoring of the Child
20. Noninvasive Monitoring in Pediatric Care

Part 2: Pediatric Disorders: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
21. Surgical Disorders in Childhood that Affect Respiratory Care
22. Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing
23. Pediatric Airway Disorders and Parenchymal Lung Diseases
24. Asthma
25. Cystic Fibrosis
26. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
27. Shock
28. Pediatric Trauma
29. Disorders of the Pleura
30. Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders

Part 3: Mechanical Ventilation
31. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation of the Infant and Child
32. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation of the Child

Section 3: Neonatal and Pediatric
Part 1: Respiratory Therapy Procedures for the Treatment of Neonatal and Pediatric Disorders
33. Oxygen Administration
34. Aerosols and Administration of Inhaled Medications
35. Airway Clearance Techniques and Hyperinflation Therapy
36. Airway Management
37. Administration of Gas Mixtures
38. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
39. Pharmacology

Part 2: Thoracic Organ Transplant
40. Thoracic Organ Transplantation

Part 3: Transport and Home Care of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients
41. Transport of Infants and Children
42. Home Care Glossary

Brian K. Walsh, PhD, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, RPFT, FAARC, Director, Respiratory Therapy Program, Professor of Health Sciences, Liberty University, USA and Meliza Walsh, MHA, RRT-NPS, AE-C, Texas Children Hospital, TX, USA