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This Updated/Latest 2025–2026 test bank for Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care, 5th Edition by Brian K. Walsh is a comprehensive educational resource developed for respiratory therapy, nursing, and allied health students seeking to master neonatal and pediatric respiratory care. Covering all chapters, this resource includes chapter-by-chapter practice questions, detailed answer rationales, NBRC Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty (NPS) exam-style assessments, clinical case studies, and critical-thinking exercises designed to reinforce evidence-based respiratory care. Topics include neonatal and pediatric respiratory anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, airway management, oxygen therapy, aerosol medication delivery, humidification, mechanical ventilation, blood gas interpretation, pulmonary function testing, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), pharmacology, congenital and acquired pulmonary disorders, asthma, cystic fibrosis, respiratory distress syndrome, pediatric trauma, transport of critically ill infants and children, home respiratory care, and quality and safety. This resource supports classroom learning, examination preparation, self-assessment, and clinical decision-making while strengthening the knowledge and practical skills required for respiratory care practice and NBRC certification success throughout 2025–2026. The textbook is organized into 36 chapters and emphasizes both theory and clinical application.

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Chapter 1. Fetal Lung Development
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Chapter 2. Fetal Gas Exchange and Circulation
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Chapter 3. Antenatal Assessment and High-Risk Delivery
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Chapter 4. Examination and Assessment of the Neonatal and Pediatric Patient
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Chapter 7. Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy
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Chapter 8. Invasive Blood Gas Analysis and Cardiovascular Monitoring
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Chapter 9. Noninvasive Monitoring in Neonatal and Pediatric Care
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Chapter 10. Oxygen Administration
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Chapter 11. Aerosols and Administration of Inhaled Medications
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Chapter 12. Airway Clearance Techniques and Hyperinflation Therapy
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Chapter 13. Airway Management
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Chapter 15. Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Continuous Positive Pressure of the Neonate
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Chapter 17. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate and Pediatric Patient
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Chapter 18. Administration of Gas Mixtures
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Chapter 19. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Chapter 20. Pharmacology
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Chapter 21. Thoracic Organ Transplantation
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Chapter 22. Neonatal Pulmonary Disorders
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Chapter 23. Surgical Disorders in Childhood that Affect Respiratory Care
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Chapter 24. Congenital Cardiac Defects
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Chapter 25. Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing
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Chapter 26. Pediatric Airway Disorders and Parenchymal Lung Diseases
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Chapter 28. Cystic Fibrosis
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Chapter 29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Chapter 31. Pediatric Trauma
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Chapter 32. Disorders of the Pleura
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Chapter 33. Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders
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Chapter 35. Home Care of the Postpartum Family
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,Chapter 1: Fetal Lung Development
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1. Which of the following phases of human lung development is characterized by the formation
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a. Pseudoglandular
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The canalicular phase follows the pseudoglandular phase, lasting from approximately 17
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weeks to 26 weeks of gestation. This phase is so named because of the appearance of vascular
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channels, or capillaries, which begin to grow by forming a capillary network around the air
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passages. During the pseudoglandular stage, which begins at day 52 and extends to week
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16 of gestation, the airway system subdivides extensively and the conducting airway
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system develops, ending with the terminal bronchioles. The saccular stage of development,
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which takes place from weeks 29 to 36 of gestation, is characterized by the development of
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sacs that later become alveoli. During the saccular phase, a tremendous increase in the
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potential gas-exchanging surface area occurs. The distinction between the saccular stage
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and the alveolar stage is arbitrary. The alveolar stage stretches from 39 weeks of gestation
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to term. This stage is represented by the establishment of alveoli.
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At 2 years of age, the number of alveoli varies substantially among individuals. After 2 years of
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age, males have more alveoli than do females. After alveolar multiplication ends, the
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3. The respiratory therapist is evaluating a newborn with mild respiratory distress due to tracheal
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The initial structures of the pulmonary tree develop during the embryonal stage. Errors in
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development during this time may result in laryngeal, tracheal, or esophageal atresia or
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stenosis. Pulmonary hypoplasia, an incomplete development of the lungs characterized by an
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abnormally low number and/or size of bronchopulmonary segments and/or alveoli, can
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