This book provides clinicians with a comprehensive resource on the topic of respiratory complications of neuromuscular disease. It includes chapters by neurologists, pediatric pulmonologists, adult pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, and sleep physicians. The book begins with a review of the pathophysiology and epidemiology of the neuromuscular diseases that affect the respiratory system. It then includes chapters on pediatric concerns and the transition from pediatric providers to adult providers. There is additionally a focus on various therapeutic approaches and the monitoring of noninvasive ventilation. Finally, it includes a chapters on secretion clearance, palliative care and end of life decision making. The book appeals to a broad medical audience including adult pulmonologists, pediatric pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, nurses, sleep medicine providers, and neurologists.

Noah Lechtzin, MD, MHS is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  He was born and raised in Philadelphia and received his medical degree from Temple University in 1994, where he finished first in his class. He then completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Dr. Lechtzin did a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins and also received a Masters degree in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2000.