The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.Dr. Michael Light qualified as a physician at Guys Hospital, London, in 1967. After a few years in general practice in Europe he trained in pediatric pulmonary and critical care at the Brompton Hospital in London. In the 1970s he was medical director of the neonatal intensive care and in the 1980s of pediatric intensive care in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has been a pulmonary, neonatal, pediatric and adult practitioner for more than 50 years. In the 1990s he was chief of pediatric pulmonary at the University of California, San Diego, and in 2000 he joined the University of Miami, where he spent 8 years in the Department of Pediatrics and 3 years in the Department of Medicine. In 2011 he was recruited by Ross University Medical School in Dominica, and in addition to teaching he was medical director of student health for the 1,200 medical students on the island. In 2014 he joined the University of Florida, Gainesville and became chief of pediatric pulmonology. In 2019 he joined Orlando Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Associates and participated in the clinic in West Palm Beach. March 2022 signaled his retirement from clinical pediatric pulmonology, but he still teaches introduction to clinical medicine as Assistant Dean for Curacao Medical University. His most recent venture is Light Fantastic Holistic, a weight loss clinic in Orlando.Kristin Van Hook, MD, MPH currently serves as a Staff Pediatric Pulmonologist at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. A graduate of Tulane University and Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Dr. Van Hook completed her pediatrics training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and her fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Texas Children’s Hospital. Prior to coming to Ochsner, she worked at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Pensacola, Florida, serving as the chair of the Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and as the cystic fibrosis center director from 2006 to 2011. She is active in numerous local and national nonprofit and professional organizations.

A 2023 Doody’s Core Title®

• Part I. FoundationChapter 1. Anatomy of the LungChapter 2. Pulmonary PhysiologyChapter 3. Applied Pulmonary PhysiologyChapter 4. Taking the Pulmonary HistoryChapter 5. The Pulmonary Physical ExaminationChapter 6. Pulmonary Function TestingChapter 7. Pulmonary ImagingChapter 8. BronchoscopyPart II. Allergic ConditionsChapter 9. Allergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisChapter 10. Hypersensitivity PneumonitisChapter 11. Eosinophilic PneumoniaChapter 12. AsthmaPart III. Anatomical DisordersChapter 13. Congenital Abnormalities of the Upper AirwayChapter 14. Congenital Lung AnomaliesChapter 15. Chest Wall and Spinal DeformitiesPart IV. Upper Airway InfectionsChapter 16. Croup, Epiglottitis, and Bacterial TracheitisPart V. Lower Airway InfectionsChapter 17. BronchiectasisChapter 18. BronchiolitisChapter 19. Viral Pneumonia (including COVID-19)Chapter 20. Nonviral PneumoniaChapter 21. Complications of PneumoniaChapter 22. Recurrent PneumoniaChapter 23. TuberculosisChapter 24. Nontuberculous MycobacteriaPart VI. Noninfectious Pulmonary DisordersChapter 25. AtelectasisChapter 26. Respiratory Disorders Associated With Systemic Inflammatory DiseasesChapter 27. Interstitial Lung DiseaseChapter 28. Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaChapter 29. Pleural Effusion (Noninfectious)Chapter 30. Pneumothorax and PneumomediastinumChapter 31. Pulmonary HemorrhagePart VII. Pediatric Sleep MedicineChapter 32. Development and Maturation of SleepChapter 33. Obstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromeChapter 34. Home Sleep TestingChapter 35. Sleep-Related Movement DisordersChapter 36. InsomniaChapter 37. ParasomniasChapter 38. Narcolepsy and Other Disorders of Excessive SomnolenceChapter 39. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Brief Resolved Unexplained EventsChapter 40. Congenital Central Hypoventilation SyndromePart VIII. Other Pulmonary IssuesChapter 41. Acute Aspiration and Aspiration-Related Lung DiseaseChapter 42. Lung TransplantationChapter 43. Asthma and Other Respiratory Disorders Associated With ObesityChapter 44. Functional Respiratory DisordersPart IX. Genetic DisordersChapter 45. Cystic FibrosisChapter 46. Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening and CFTR-Related Metabolic SyndromeChapter 47. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Other Genetic Lung DiseasesPart X. Lung Disease Associated With Systemic DisordersChapter 48. Respiratory Considerations in Children With Cardiac DiseaseChapter 49. Lung Disease Associated With Endocrine DisordersChapter 50. Pulmonary Complications of Gastrointestinal DiseasesChapter 51. Pulmonary Complications of Sickle Cell DiseaseChapter 52. Pulmonary Manifestations of Oncologic Disease and TreatmentChapter 53. Pulmonary Complications of Immunologic DisordersChapter 54. Pulmonary Complications of Neuromuscular DisordersPart XI. Treating and Managing Pulmonary DiseaseChapter 55. Airway Clearance TechniquesChapter 56. Aerosol Delivery of MedicationChapter 57. BronchodilatorsChapter 58. Antibiotics for Pulmonary ConditionsChapter 59. Nutritional Aspects of Pulmonary ConditionsChapter 60. Oxygen TherapyChapter 61. Nicotine and TobaccoChapter 62. TracheostomyChapter 63. Home Ventilation

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.Dr. Michael Light qualified as a physician at Guys Hospital, London, in 1967. After a few years in general practice in Europe he trained in pediatric pulmonary and critical care at the Brompton Hospital in London. In the 1970s he was medical director of the neonatal intensive care and in the 1980s of pediatric intensive care in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has been a pulmonary, neonatal, pediatric and adult practitioner for more than 50 years. In the 1990s he was chief of pediatric pulmonary at the University of California, San Diego, and in 2000 he joined the University of Miami, where he spent 8 years in the Department of Pediatrics and 3 years in the Department of Medicine. In 2011 he was recruited by Ross University Medical School in Dominica, and in addition to teaching he was medical director of student health for the 1,200 medical students on the island. In 2014 he joined the University of Florida, Gainesville and became chief of pediatric pulmonology. In 2019 he joined Orlando Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Associates and participated in the clinic in West Palm Beach. March 2022 signaled his retirement from clinical pediatric pulmonology, but he still teaches introduction to clinical medicine as Assistant Dean for Curacao Medical University. His most recent venture is Light Fantastic Holistic, a weight loss clinic in Orlando.Kristin Van Hook, MD, MPH currently serves as a Staff Pediatric Pulmonologist at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. A graduate of Tulane University and Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Dr. Van Hook completed her pediatrics training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and her fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Texas Children’s Hospital. Prior to coming to Ochsner, she worked at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Pensacola, Florida, serving as the chair of the Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and as the cystic fibrosis center director from 2006 to 2011. She is active in numerous local and national nonprofit and professional organizations.

A 2023 Doody’s Core Title®

• Part I. FoundationChapter 1. Anatomy of the LungChapter 2. Pulmonary PhysiologyChapter 3. Applied Pulmonary PhysiologyChapter 4. Taking the Pulmonary HistoryChapter 5. The Pulmonary Physical ExaminationChapter 6. Pulmonary Function TestingChapter 7. Pulmonary ImagingChapter 8. BronchoscopyPart II. Allergic ConditionsChapter 9. Allergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisChapter 10. Hypersensitivity PneumonitisChapter 11. Eosinophilic PneumoniaChapter 12. AsthmaPart III. Anatomical DisordersChapter 13. Congenital Abnormalities of the Upper AirwayChapter 14. Congenital Lung AnomaliesChapter 15. Chest Wall and Spinal DeformitiesPart IV. Upper Airway InfectionsChapter 16. Croup, Epiglottitis, and Bacterial TracheitisPart V. Lower Airway InfectionsChapter 17. BronchiectasisChapter 18. BronchiolitisChapter 19. Viral Pneumonia (including COVID-19)Chapter 20. Nonviral PneumoniaChapter 21. Complications of PneumoniaChapter 22. Recurrent PneumoniaChapter 23. TuberculosisChapter 24. Nontuberculous MycobacteriaPart VI. Noninfectious Pulmonary DisordersChapter 25. AtelectasisChapter 26. Respiratory Disorders Associated With Systemic Inflammatory DiseasesChapter 27. Interstitial Lung DiseaseChapter 28. Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaChapter 29. Pleural Effusion (Noninfectious)Chapter 30. Pneumothorax and PneumomediastinumChapter 31. Pulmonary HemorrhagePart VII. Pediatric Sleep MedicineChapter 32. Development and Maturation of SleepChapter 33. Obstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromeChapter 34. Home Sleep TestingChapter 35. Sleep-Related Movement DisordersChapter 36. InsomniaChapter 37. ParasomniasChapter 38. Narcolepsy and Other Disorders of Excessive SomnolenceChapter 39. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Brief Resolved Unexplained EventsChapter 40. Congenital Central Hypoventilation SyndromePart VIII. Other Pulmonary IssuesChapter 41. Acute Aspiration and Aspiration-Related Lung DiseaseChapter 42. Lung TransplantationChapter 43. Asthma and Other Respiratory Disorders Associated With ObesityChapter 44. Functional Respiratory DisordersPart IX. Genetic DisordersChapter 45. Cystic FibrosisChapter 46. Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening and CFTR-Related Metabolic SyndromeChapter 47. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Other Genetic Lung DiseasesPart X. Lung Disease Associated With Systemic DisordersChapter 48. Respiratory Considerations in Children With Cardiac DiseaseChapter 49. Lung Disease Associated With Endocrine DisordersChapter 50. Pulmonary Complications of Gastrointestinal DiseasesChapter 51. Pulmonary Complications of Sickle Cell DiseaseChapter 52. Pulmonary Manifestations of Oncologic Disease and TreatmentChapter 53. Pulmonary Complications of Immunologic DisordersChapter 54. Pulmonary Complications of Neuromuscular DisordersPart XI. Treating and Managing Pulmonary DiseaseChapter 55. Airway Clearance TechniquesChapter 56. Aerosol Delivery of MedicationChapter 57. BronchodilatorsChapter 58. Antibiotics for Pulmonary ConditionsChapter 59. Nutritional Aspects of Pulmonary ConditionsChapter 60. Oxygen TherapyChapter 61. Nicotine and TobaccoChapter 62. TracheostomyChapter 63. Home Ventilation