Bronchial asthma : principles of diagnosis and treatment
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Bronchial asthma : principles of diagnosis and treatment
Humana Press, c2001
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This fourth edition of Gershwin & Albertson's classic Bronchial Asthma: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment has been broadly updated and expanded to include, from a variety of disciplines, the latest diagnostic techniques and developments in the clinical assessment and treatment of asthma. In addition to its comprehensive coverage and readable presentation, this greatly expanded edition describes the best practical approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of asthma in both adults and children; reviews the effects of pregnancy, exercise, and drug abuse on asthma; details asthma pathophysiology; and discusses the medical, legal, and social aspects of treating the asthma patient. Cutting-edge and highly practical, this fourth edition of Bronchial Asthma: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment is an indispensable tool for all primary care providers, allergists, and pulmonologists treating patients with asthma today.
Table of Contents
Part I. Definitions and Host Responses to Bronchospasm. Pathogenesis of Asthma: Genetics and Epidemiology, Russell J. Hopp and Robert G. Townley. Pathogenesis of Asthma: Mediators and Mechanisms, Maurice E. Hamilton and M. Eric Gershwin. Part II. Patient Management. Clinical and Allergic Evaluation of the Patient with Bronchial Asthma, Stephen M. Nagy. The Role of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory in Patients with Bronchial Asthma, Richard E. Kanner and Theodore G. Liou. The Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Childhood, Gary A. Incaudo. Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Adults: Asthma, Occult Asthma, and Pseudoasthma, Glen A. Lillington and John L. Faul. Treatment of Asthma in Children, Christopher Chang. Treatment of Asthma in Adults, Samuel Louie, Ken Y. Yoneda, and Nicholas J. Kenyon. Pregnancy, Lactation, and Asthma, Arif M. Seyal. Alternative Therapies in Asthma, Irwin Ziment. Part III. Special Clinical Problems. Asthma, Infection, and the Environment, Laurel J. Gershwin. Exercise Induced Asthma: Sports and Athletes, Rahmat Afrasiabi. Foods, Additives, and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Asthma, Suzanne S. Teuber. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Harold S. Novey. Occupational Asthma, Marc B. Schenker and Stanley Naguwa. Anesthesia for Asthmatic Patients, Leland H. Hanowell and Dennis L. Fung. Recreational Drug Abuse and Asthma, Nicholas J. Kenyon and Timothy E. Albertson. Part IV. Living with Asthma. Self-Management Programs for the Patient with Asthma: Empowering the Patient to Make Decisions that will Improve Outcomes, Joann Blessing-Moore. Psychological Considerations in Asthma: Implications for Treatment, Ed Klingelhofer. Asthma and the Law, Charles Bond. Index.
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