Pediatric Pulmonology Glossary

Collection of conditions where air escapes from the alveoli into abnormal spaces within the thorax.

The opposition to airflow within the respiratory tract, measured as the pressure difference required to generate a unit...

A hypersensitivity disorder caused by an immunological reaction to Aspergillus species colonising the bronchial mucosa,...

Cessation of breathing for 15-20 seconds in premature infants, often accompanied by bradycardia or oxygen desaturation.

A written, personalized management document outlining step-by-step instructions for a pediatric patient to control asthm...

A validated clinical tool used in pediatric pulmonology to estimate the likelihood that recurrent wheezing in early chil...

Partial or complete collapse of lung tissue resulting in reduced gas exchange and impaired ventilation.

Bi-level positive airway pressure ventilation providing different pressure levels during inspiration and expiration for...

Exaggerated bronchoconstrictive response to stimuli, a hallmark feature of asthma in children requiring specialized test...

Permanent, abnormal dilation and distortion of the bronchi resulting from chronic infection, inflammation, or obstructio...

Inflammation of the small airways in the lungs, most commonly affecting infants under two years.

Rare inflammatory condition causing scarring and narrowing of the smallest airways in children.

A diagnostic procedure in which sterile saline is instilled and recovered from a distal airway segment via bronchoscope...

Medication that relaxes smooth muscle in airways to relieve bronchospasm, fundamental therapy in pediatric asthma and re...

Radiographic imaging study using contrast material to visualize the tracheobronchial tree and detect airway abnormalitie...

A chronic lung disease affecting premature infants who required mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy.

Congenital malformation where abnormal lung tissue lacks normal bronchial connection and has anomalous blood supply.

A procedure using a flexible or rigid scope to visualize the airways and perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions...

A collection of manual and mechanical techniques used to mobilize and clear retained secretions from the airways in pedi...

A plain radiographic image of the thorax used as a first-line imaging tool in pediatric pulmonology to evaluate lung fie...

Congenital blockage of the nasal passages that can cause severe respiratory distress in newborns who are obligate nasal...

A non-ciliated secretory bronchiolar epithelial cell (formerly called Clara cell) that produces surfactant components an...

A congenital tracheal anomaly in which the cartilaginous rings form complete circles rather than the normal C-shape, res...

Measure of lung distensibility, representing the change in lung volume per unit change in pressure.