SECTION I. Lung Development and Maldevelopment -- Chapter 1. Development of the Respiratory System -- Chapter 2. Developmental Lung Anomalies -- SECTION II. Principles of Mechanical Ventilation -- Chapter 3. Spontaneous Breathing -- Chapter 4. Pulmonary Gas Exchange -- Chapter 5. Oxygen Therapy -- Chapter 6. Oxygen Toxicity -- Chapter 7. Pulmonary Mechanics -- Chapter 8. Basic Principles of Mechanical Ventilation -- Chapter 9. Classification of Mechanical Ventilation Devices -- Chapter 10. Ventilator Parameters -- Chapter 11. Respiratory Gas Conditioning and Humidification -- SECTION III. Procedures and Techniques -- Chapter 12. Clinical Examination -- Chapter 13. Neonatal Resuscitation -- Chapter 14. Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation -- Chapter 15. Vascular Access -- Chapter 16. Tracheostomy -- SECTION IV. Monitoring the Ventilated Patient -- Chapter 17. Continuous Monitoring Techniques -- Chapter 18. Pulse Oximetry -- Chapter 19. Interpretation of Blood Gases -- Chapter 20. Neonatal Pulmonary Graphics -- Chapter 21. Radiography -- Chapter 22. Transillumination -- Chapter 23. Echocardiography -- Chapter 24. Bronchoscopy -- SECTION V. Non-Invasive Ventilatory Techniques -- Chapter 25. Nasal Cannula Therapy -- Chapter 26. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure -- Chapter 27. Non-invasive Ventilation -- SECTION VI. Ventilatory Modes and Modalities -- Chapter 28. Positive End Expiratory Pressure -- Chapter 29. Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation -- Chapter 30. Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation.-  Chapter 31. Assist/Control Ventilation -- Chapter 32. Volume-Targeted Ventilation -- Chapter 33. Pressure Control Ventilation -- Chapter 34. Pressure Support Ventilation -- Chapter 35. Proportional Assist Ventilation -- SECTION VII. High-Frequency Ventilation -- Chapter 36. High-Frequency Ventilation: General Concepts -- Chapter 37. High-Frequency Jet Ventilation -- Chapter 38. High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation -- SECTION VIII. Commonly Used Neonatal Ventilators -- Chapter 39. VIP BIRD Gold Ventilator -- Chapter 40. AVEA Ventilator -- Chapter 41. Bear Cub 750psv -- Chapter 42. Newport Wave -- Chapter 43. Newport e360T -- Chapter 44. Draeger Babylog VN500 Infant and Pediatric Ventilator -- Chapter 45. Servo-i Ventilator/NAVA -- Chapter 46. SLE 5000 and SLE 4000 Infant Ventilators -- Chapter 47. Bunnell Life-Pulse High-Frequency Jet Ventilator -- Chapter 48. SensorMedics 3100A High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator -- SECTION IX. Adjunctive Therapies -- Chapter 49. Hemodynamic Support -- Chapter 50. Nutritional Support of Ventilated Infants -- Chapter 51. Surfactant Replacement Therapy -- Chapter 52. Pharmacologic Agents -- Chapter 53. Automatic Control of Oxygen Delivery -- Chapter 54. Sedation and Analgesia -- Chapter 55. Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy -- Chapter 56. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation -- Chapter 57. Liquid Ventilation for Neonatal Respiratory Failure -- SECTION X. Management of Common Neonatal Respiratory Diseases -- Chapter 58.Mechanisms of Respiratory Failure -- Chapter 59. Tissue Hypoxia -- Chapter 60. Indications for Mechanical Ventilation -- Chapter 61. Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Chapter 62. Pneumonia -- Chapter 63. Meconium Aspiration Syndrome -- Chapter 64. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn -- Chapter 65. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia -- Chapter 66. Pulmonary Hypoplasia/Agenesis -- Chapter 67. Apnea Syndromes -- Chapter 68. Weaning and Extubation -- SECTION XI. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Chapter 69. Etiology and Pathogenesis -- Chapter 70. Management -- Chapter 71. Long-Term Outcome of Newborns with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- SECTION XII. Complications Associated With Mechanical Ventilation -- Chapter 72. Thoracic Air Leaks -- Chapter 73. Patent Ductus Arteriosus -- Chapter 74. Neonatal Pulmonary Hemorrhage -- Chapter 75. Retinopathy of Prematurity -- Chapter 76. Neurologic Complications of Mechanical Ventilation -- SECTION XIII. Other Considerations -- Chapter 77. Nursing Care of the Ventilated Infant -- Chapter 78. Transport of Ventilated Babies -- Chapter 79. Home Ventilation.-  Chapter 80. Discharge Planning and Follow-Up of the NICU Graduate -- SECTION XIV. Ethical and Legal Considerations -- Chapter 81. Initiation of Life Support at the Border of Viability -- Chapter 82. Withdrawal of Ventilatory Support -- Chapter 83. Medical Liability, Documentation, and Risk Management -- SECTION XV. Research and the Literature -- Chapter 84. Interpreting Medical Literature -- Chapter 85. Contemporary Classics in Neonatal Respiratory Care.

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