Bronchial Asthma A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment
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Neil S. Skolnik, M. Eric Gershwin, Timothy E. Albertson
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M. Eric Gershwin, Timothy E. Albertson
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Bronchial Asthma A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment
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Humana Press
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9781597450140
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5
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CHF 132.70
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Klinische Fächer
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English
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406
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PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
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PDF
A fully updated edition of a widely respected classic on the diagnosis and management of asthma in a variety of patient subpopulations. Though this fifth edition continues to emphasize the definition, medications, and use of asthma treatment plans, it also focuses on the special needs patient, including the pediatric patient, the pregnant patient, and the patient undergoing surgery, as well as on the perennial issues of exercise and asthma, pulmonary aspergillosis, occupation, recreational drug use, and psychological/social considerations. Highlights for the fifth edition include a liberal use of tables and charts to make the book more practical and user-friendly, updates on the many new pharmaceuticals used to treat asthma, and first-time sections on food sensitivity and the diagnosis of asthma.
Dedication
6
Series Editor s Introduction
7
Preface
8
Contents
9
Contributors
11
DEFINITIONS AND HOST RESPONSESTO BRONCHOSPASM
13
The Origins and Characteristics of Asthma
14
PATIENT MANAGEMENT
40
Diagnosing Allergic Asthma
41
How the Pulmonary Function Laboratory Contributes to the Management of the Patient With Asthma
55
Treatment of Asthma in Children
74
Adult-Onset Asthma
121
The Patient With Asthma in the Emergency Department
150
Severe Asthma
169
Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Asthma
186
SPECIAL CLINICAL PROBLEMS
205
The Pregnant Patient With Asthma
206
Infectious and Environmental Triggers of Asthma
223
Exercise-Induced Asthma
239
How Can Foods, Additives, and Drugs Affect the Patient With Asthma?
252
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
280
Occupational Asthma
294
Anesthesia for Patients With Asthma
311
How Recreational Drugs Affect Asthma
326
LIVING WITH ASTHMA
340
Self-Management in Asthma
341
The Challenge of Asthma in Minority Populations
355
Asthma and the Law
383
Index
389
