This pocket-sized guide for respiratory students in neonatal/pediatric classes, educators, residents, and graduates completing their orientation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit details the major categories of respiratory illnesses affecting patient populations, and common procedures and types of equipment used by a respiratory therapist to treat diseases. Harrison (nursing and allied health, respiratory therapy program, U. of the District of Columbia) includes information and illustrations on acute and infant respiratory distress syndromes, asthma, chronic lung disease of the newborn, cystic fibrosis, upper airway inflammatory diseases, bronchiolitis, air leak syndromes, congenital heart disease, and neuromuscular diseases, including how to adapt equipment to neonate or pediatric patients. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)