Perinatal/Pediatric Resp Care

Catalog description

Anatomy, physiology, embryonic development of human fetus, with emphasis on embryonic lung development; transition from fetal to extra-uterine life; prenatal and perinatal history. Etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, radiologic assessment and management of neonatal and pediatric lung diseases. Obstructive airway diseases in infants and children. Congenital heart diseases; sudden infant death syndrome and apnea disorders; Reye's Syndrome and other neurologic/neuromuscular disorders.