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Pulmonary Complications of Neuromuscular Disease

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Editors:
  1. Noah Lechtzin

    1. Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, USA

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  • Provides a comprehensive resource on the topic of respiratory complications of neuromuscular disease
  • Covers issues relevant to pediatrics, acute care, long-term care, and end of life care
  • Offers international perspectives on topics such as non-invasive ventilation, which are approached very differently around the world

Part of the book series: Respiratory Medicine (RM)

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This book provides clinicians with a comprehensive resource on the topic of respiratory complications of neuromuscular disease. It includes chapters by neurologists, pediatric pulmonologists, adult pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, and sleep physicians. The book begins with a review of the pathophysiology and epidemiology of the neuromuscular diseases that affect the respiratory system. It then includes chapters on pediatric concerns and the transition from pediatric providers to adult providers. There is additionally a focus on various therapeutic approaches and the monitoring of noninvasive ventilation. Finally, it includes a chapters on secretion clearance, palliative care and end of life decision making. The book appeals to a broad medical audience including adult pulmonologists, pediatric pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, nurses, sleep medicine providers, and neurologists.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Overview of the Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Neurologic Disorders Affecting the Respiratory System

    • Andriana Charalampopoulou, Nicholas John Maragakis
    Pages 1-36

  3. Assessing Respiratory Function in the Patient with Neuromuscular Disease

    • Jose Victor Jimenez, Philip J. Choi
    Pages 37-57

  4. Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular Disease

    • Elen Gusman, Lisa F. Wolfe
    Pages 59-80

  5. Ventilatory Support for the Neuromuscular Patient: Noninvasive and Invasive Ventilation

    • Hugo Carmona, Andrew Graustein, Joshua Benditt
    Pages 81-106

  6. Non-invasive Approaches to Secretion Clearance in Neuromuscular Disease

    • Douglas McKim, Mirna Attalla
    Pages 107-125

  7. Monitoring Patients on Long-Term Noninvasive Ventilation

    • Jason Ackrivo
    Pages 127-158

  8. Approach to the Pediatric Patient with Respiratory Complications of Neuromuscular Disease

    • Jon Maniaci, Howard B. Panitch
    Pages 159-197

  9. The Pediatric to Adult Transition of Patients with Neuromuscular Disease

    • Jackie Chiang, Kathryn Selby, Jeremy Orr, Aaron Izenberg, Reshma Amin
    Pages 199-213

  10. Respiratory Care of the Individual with Muscular Dystrophy

    • Sherri Lynne Katz, Marielena Linda DiBartolo
    Pages 215-242

  11. Respiratory Care of the ALS Patient

    • Matthew Berlinger, Noah Lechtzin
    Pages 243-269

  12. Respiratory Care in Spinal Cord Injury

    • Philip Wexler, David Quintero
    Pages 271-305

  13. Approach to the Patient with Neuromuscular Diseases Causing Acute Respiratory Failure

    • Brandon Merical, Atul A. Kalanuria, Matthew J. Michaels
    Pages 307-344

  14. The Global Perspective on Respiratory Care for Neuromuscular Disease

    • Anita K. Simonds
    Pages 345-360

  15. Palliative Care and End-of-Life Decision-Making for People with Neuromuscular Disease

    • Alpa Uchil, Lora L. Clawson
    Pages 361-375

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 377-386
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Pulmonary and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    Noah Lechtzin

About the editor

Noah Lechtzin, MD, MHS is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  He was born and raised in Philadelphia and received his medical degree from Temple University in 1994, where he finished first in his class. He then completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Dr. Lechtzin did a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins and also received a Masters degree in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2000.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pulmonary Complications of Neuromuscular Disease

  • Editors: Noah Lechtzin

  • Series Title: Respiratory Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65335-3

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-65334-6Published: 19 September 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-65337-7Due: 03 October 2025

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-65335-3Published: 18 September 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2197-7372

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7380

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 386

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pneumology/Respiratory System, Neurology

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