Conditions, Treatments, and Services
The Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Center at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital offers advanced care for children suffering from acute or chronic breathing problems.
- Acute pneumonia/complicated pneumonia with pleural effusion (fluid in the chest)
- Acute respiratory distress
- Allergic rhinitis
- Allergies
- Apnea of prematurity or infancy
- Asthma
- Atelectasis
- Breathing disorders secondary to gastroesophageal reflux
- Breathing disorders secondary to neurological disorders
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchiolitis dysplasia
- Bronchitis (acute and chronic)
- Bronchomalacia
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Cardiopulmonary disorders related to congenital heart disease
- Chest wall abnormalities
- Chronic lung disease of prematurity
- Chronic respiratory insufficiency due to chronic lung diseases or neuromuscular diseases
- Circadian rhythm disorders (sleep-wake schedule disorders)
- Congenital airway and lung abnormalities
- Croup – recurring
- Cystic fibrosis
- Exercise intolerance/limitation and shortness of breath
- Exercise-induced asthma
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease affecting the respiratory system
- Habit cough
- Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Hypoventilation disorders
- Immunodeficiency diseases affecting the respiratory system
- Interstitial lung disease
- Laryngomalacia
- Interstitial lung disease (pulmonary fibrosis)
- Narcolepsy and other disorders of excessive sleepiness
- Nasal and sinus problems
- Nasal polyps
- Neuromuscular disease affecting the lung
- Obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disordered breathing
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Pulmonary aspiration syndromes (sicknesses caused by the inhalation of toxins or irritants), such as gastroesophageal reflux
- Pulmonary complications of neurodevelopmental delay
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Respiratory disorder due to collagen vascular disease
- Sickle Cell-related pulmonary complications
- Sinusitis
- Sleep disorders
- Suspected foreign body aspiration
- Swallowing disorders (dysphagia)
- Tracheomalacia
- Upper airway obstruction
- Vocal cord dysfunction
- Asthma-management treatments
- Mechanical ventilation and management
- Medication treatments
- Noninvasive mechanical ventilation, such as CPAP and APAP
- Tracheostomy care and management