Chronic lung disease in early infancy / edited by Richard D. Bland, Jacqueline J. Coalson.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- Part One. Clinical Aspects -- Historical Perspective : Early Observations and Subsequent Evolution of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Epidemiology of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia : Clinical Risk Factors and Associated Clinical Conditions -- Clinical Course and Lung Function Abnormalities During Development of Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease -- Radiographic Features of BPD and Potential Application of New Imaging Techniques -- Pathology of Chronic Lung Disease of Early Infancy -- The Usefulness of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Infants with Evolving Chronic Lung Disease -- Inflammatory Mediators in Neonatal Lung Disease -- Infection in the Pathogenesis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Ventilation Strategies and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Effect of Respiratory Care Practices on the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Influence of Surfactant Replacement on Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Drug Treatment for Established BPD -- Nutritional Issues in Chronic Lung Disease of Premature Infants -- Pulmonary Function in BPD and Its Aftermath -- Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Long-Term Recovery from Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- The Goal : Prevention of BPD -- Part Two. Normal and Abnormal Alveolar and Airway Development -- Unique Features of the Immature Lung That Make It Vulnerable to Injury -- Hormonal Effects on Lung Maturation and Disease -- Mechanisms and Physiological Sequelae of Reactive Species Injury to the Alveolar Epithelium -- Surfactant in Chronic Lung Injury -- The Regulation of the Formation of Pulmonary Alveoli -- Factors Mediating Cell Growth in Lung Injury -- Developmental Airway Structure and Function in Health and Chronic Lung Injury -- Part Three. Normal and Abnormal Development of the Lung Circulation and Interstitium -- Lung Development and the Effects of Chronic Hypoxia -- Altered Development of the Pulmonary Circulation in Chronic Lung Injury -- Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy: Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment -- Connective Tissues in Lung Development and Diseases in Early Infancy -- Pulmonary Edema After Premature Birth : Progression from Acute to Chronic Lung Disease -- Part Four. Mechanisms of Lung Injury and Repair During Development -- Molecular Mechanisms of Oxygen-Induced Lung Injury -- Assessment of Tissue Injury from Reactive Oxygen Metabolites -- Chronic Lung Disease of Early Infancy : Role of Neutrophils -- The Role of Pulmonary Macrophages in Chronic Lung Disease of Early Infancy -- Oxidants and Antioxidants : What Role Do They Play in Chronic Lung Disease? -- Proteolytic Enzymes and Their Inhibitors in Lung Health and Disease -- Site- and Mechanism-Directed Interventions for Tissue Free Radical Injury -- Part Five. Models of Lung Injury and Repair During Development -- Genetic Models for the Study of Autocrine-Paracrine Signaling in Lung Development and Repair -- Animal Models of Chronic Lung Injury.

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