Ashok P. Sarnaik, MD. Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Senior Pediatric Intensivist. Professor of Pediatrics. Former Chief of Pediatrics. Distinguished Career Award from American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Critical Care Medicine. Several Teacher of the Year Awards. President's Award in Teaching Excellence (1991, 2011). Author of over a hundred articles and book chapters including those in Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics and Fuhrman's Textbook of Pediatric Critical Care.
Shekhar T. Venkataraman, MD. Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, Senior Pediatric Intensivist. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Author of over 100 original observations and book chapters. Nationally and internationally recognized in the field of Mechanical Ventilation. Numerous presentations at scientific assemblies.Bradley A. Kuch MHA, RRT-NPS, FAARC. Director, Respiratory Care Services and Transport Team. Clinical Research Associate in the Dept. of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Is in several leadership positions locally, regionally and nationally in professional societies.

Describes age growth related variations in pulmonary physiology & age growth impact on ventilatory strategies

Reinforces the importance of therapy, monitoring response, ventilatory settings adjusment

Reviews beneficial response and deleterious consequences of mechanical ventilation

Mechanical Characteristics of the Lung and the Chest Wall.- Physiology of Inflation and Deflation.- Gas Exchange.- Clinical Examination and Assessment.- Monitoring.- Ventilators and Modes.- Mechanical Ventilation Strategies.- Mechanical Ventilation for Neonates.- Ventilator graphics.- Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.- Respiratory Care Equipment.- Chronic Ventilation and Home Care.- Case-based Analysis of Respiratory Failure.