ABSTRACT

Lung disease is a major indication for the admittance of the neonate to a specialist intensive care unit, and is a particularly common complication in the pre-term baby where the lungs are insufficiently developed at birth and easily damaged by early treatments. As a consequence, this is an area of intensive international research activity.In this

part |2 pages

PART 1 DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

chapter 2|14 pages

Surfactant

chapter 3|11 pages

Lung liquid

chapter 5|9 pages

Development of the immune system

chapter 6|8 pages

Adaptation at birth

part |2 pages

PART 2 ANTENATAL AND POSTNATAL INVESTIGATION

part |2 pages

PART 3 CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NEONATE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

part |2 pages

PART 4 NEONATAL RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

chapter 19|25 pages

Respiratory distress syndrome

chapter 22|23 pages

Air leaks

chapter 24|10 pages

Pleural effusions

chapter 25|8 pages

Pulmonary hemorrhage

chapter 31|12 pages

Neonatal upper airway obstruction

chapter 32|14 pages

Pulmonary agenesis and hypoplasia

chapter 35|14 pages

Abnormalities of the skeleton