Respiratory (lung) diseases

Respiratory diseases in children are the bread and butter of every parent and every pediatrician. From simple upper respiratory tract infection to stridor and asthma.
I hope this important chapter will help you understand these complex medical issues and get your child a proper treatment.

Everything you need to know about asthma in children

RSV in children and infants

My opinion about herbal cough syrups for children

10 rules for childhood winter illnesess

Inhalation or inhaler – a guide for beginners

Breath holding spells

Everything you need to know about the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumonia in children and adults

Everything you need to know about bronchiectasis – a chronic respiratory infection in children and adults

Pneumonia in children

Pertussis – everything you need to know about whooping cough

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or cot (crib) death

Parapertussis – a relative of pertussis?

Electronic Cigarettes (Vaping)

Habitual cough (psychogenic cough)

The baby with the stuffy nose

Stridor (croup)

The wheezing baby – how should asthma in infancy be managed?