Pulmonology
The Division of Pulmonary Medicine at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children provides consultation, diagnosis, and continuing care and therapy for infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of acute and chronic lung and airway diseases. The division has highly skilled physicians who are experts in treating many life-threatening conditions including cystic fibrosis (CF), asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), recurrent or acute pneumonia, and tuberculosis (TB).
The Division of Pulmonary Medicine works closely with the hospital’s Divisions of Allergy and Immunology, Critical Care Medicine, and Neonatology to offer comprehensive care. Nemours physicians also recognize the importance of the parents’ role in the care and healing process of the child: the division is dedicated to increased communication to build a strong doctor-parent partnership. Physicians at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children are specially trained and are dedicated to providing the highest level of pediatric care to children. The division uses the most up-to-date and innovative techniques available.
The division also provides special programs and clinics for patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis (CF), tuberculosis (TB), respiratory illnesses associated with neuromuscular disorders, and for children whose life support depends on invasive or noninvasive technologies.
Services Available:
- Cystic Fibrosis Program
- Muscle-Respiratory Clinic
- Technology-Dependent Clinic
- Tuberculosis Clinic
- Pulmonary consultation
- Flexible bronchoscopy
- Interpretation of sleep studies
- Complete pulmonary function testing from infancy through adolescence
- Exercise stress tests
- Sweat tests
Typical Diagnoses/Problems:
- Airway collapse/malacia
- Apnea
- Asthma
- Bleeding from the lung
- Breathing difficulty
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis/tracheitis
- Chest pain
- Chronic cough
- Chronic lung disease
- Congestion
- Croup
- Cystic fibrosis
- Exercise intolerance
- Frequent colds
- Hemoptysis
- Immotile cilia syndrome
- Lung mass
- Mucus (increased, bloody)
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Noisy breathing
- Pneumonia
- Reactive airway disease
- Recurrent respiratory infections
- Shortness of breath
- Sinusitis
- Sleep disturbances
- Snoring
- Spina bifida
- Technology dependent
- Tuberculosis
- Wheezing
Additional Resources:
Nemours is committed to keeping children and parents informed of the latest medical information. The division provides a wide variety of pamphlets, articles, and videos to assist parents in learning more about their child. s condition and treatment. Nemours also suggests the following sources and organizations where parents can obtain additional information:
- Allergy & Asthma Disease Management
- Allergy & Asthma Network
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
- American Lung Association
- American Medical Association
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- Bandaides & Blackboards
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Global Initiative for Asthma
- Healthfinder
- March of Dimes
- Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases
- National Library of Medicine
- Quackwatch
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- USDA for Kids
- US Food and Drug Administration
