Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
Introduction: Anatomical and Functional Development from Birth to Adulthood
(Ch.V. Katsardis, E. Paraskakis, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, General Hospital ” The Elpis ” Athens Greece, and others)
Chapter 2
Spirometry in Children from 6-16 Years Old
(Ch.V. Katsardis, S. Alexandraki, E. Paraskakis, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, General Hospital ” The Elpis ” Athens Greece, and others)
Chapter 3
Bronchodilation Responsiveness in Children
(E. Paraskakis, Ch.V.Katsardis, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit Democritus University / University of Thrace, Greece, and others)
Chapter 4
Spirometry in Preschool Children
(E Paraskakis, A Chatzimichail, Ch.V.Katsardis, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit Democritus University / University of Thrace, Greece, and others)
Chapter 5
Pulmonary Function Testing in Infants
(Daniel J. Weiner, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Chapter 6
Measurement of Static Volumes by Gas Dilution and Gas Diffusion
(Sotirios Fouzas and Michael B. Anthracopoulos, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece)
Chapter 7
Pulse Oximetry
(Sotirios Fouzas and Michael B. Anthracopoulos, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece)
Chapter 8
Blood Gas Assessment Physiologic Considerations
(Katerina Haidopoulou, Tassos Hatzis, 4th Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and others)
Chapter 9
Respiratory Acid-Base Derangements
(Andreas G. Eliades, Tassos D. Hatzis, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit University Hospital of Patras, Patras – Rio, Greece, and others)
Chapter 10
Bronchial Challenge Testing
(Fotios V. Kirvassilis, Elpis Hatziagorou, John N. Tsanakas, Paediatric Pulmonary Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Chapter 11
Ventilation Inhomogeneity Techniques
(Elpis Hatziagorou, Sotirios Fouzas, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, and others)
Chapter 12
Clinical Applications of Impulse Oscillometry
(Scott Bickel, Nemr Eid, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA)
Chapter 13
Pulmonary Function Testing in the Intensive Care Unit
(Geovanny Perez, Anastassios C. Koumbourlis, Division of Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, Children’s National Health System
George Washington University, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA)
Chapter 14
Respiratory Muscles Tests-Lung Function in Neuromuscular Diseases
(Brigitte Fauroux, Sonia Khirani, Alessandro Amaddeo, Noninvasive ventilation and sleep unit, Necker University Hospital, Paris, France, and others)
Chapter 15
Plethysmography in Children
(Argyri Petrocheilou, Adrienne Prestridge Savant, Consultant, Cystic fibrosis Center, “Agia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece, and others)
Chapter 16
Polysomnography in Infants and Children
(Shehlanoor Huseni, Gustavo Nino, Iman Sami, Department of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA)
Chaptr 17
Exhaled NO
(E. Paraskakis, Ch. V. Katsardis and A. Chatzimichael, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit Democritus University / University of Thrace, Greece, and others)
Chapter 18
Breath Condensate and other Inflammatory Markers in Exhaled Air
(E. Paraskakis, Ch. V. Katsardis and A. Chatzimichael, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit Democritus University / University of Thrace, Greece and others)
Chapter 19
Reference Equations Related to the use and Interpretation of Spirometry Results
(E. Paraskakis, Ch.V.Katsardis, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit Democritus University / University of Thrace, Greece, and others)
Chapter 20
Find the Most Appropriate Test in Clinical Practice
(Andrew Bush, Professor of Paediatrics and Head of Section (Paediatrics), Imperial College, Professor of Paediatric Respirology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Consultant Paediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK)
Index
Reviews
“When the experience meets the knowledge and extraordinary ability for teaching of an author that is been characterized through the years from his satisfaction to transmit the academic light, the result is a book like the one that Dr. Charis Katsardis has prepared and offered to the young generation of medical students and doctors, paediatric residences and expert pulmonologists. Moreover, the participation of the remarkable co-authors highly contributes to the above successful result. It is a well written and easy to “uptake” textbook on “Paediatric Pulmonary function testing- Indications and interpretation.” It passes you from Physiology to Diagnosis, Laboratory Investigation and Therapy using a didactic interpretation of high professionalism. Excellent contribution to science. BRAVO!” – Michael Koutsilieris, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Audience: · Pediatric pulmonologists,
· Neonatologists,
· Intensivists,
· Allergists
· General pediatricians interested in lung diseases
· Respiratory therapists
· Nurse practitioners
· Physician assistants
Adult pulmonologists who happen see children in their practices
