Bronchial Asthma (eBook)

A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment

M. Eric Gershwin, Timothy E. Albertson (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 5th ed. 2006
XIV, 406 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-59745-014-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.8.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Current Clinical Practice
• Reihe/Serie: Current Clinical Practice
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 406 p.
• Verlagsort: Totowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Schlagworte: Asthma • Atmen • Diagnosis • Management • Surgery • Treatment
• ISBN-10: 1-59745-014-6 / 1597450146
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59745-014-0 / 9781597450140