ABC of Asthma (eBook)

John Rees, Dipak Kanabar, Shriti Pattani (Autoren)

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2010 | 6. Auflage
104 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-1698-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Asthma is a common condition with increasing prevalence. This new
edition of the highly regarded ABC of Asthma has been
thoroughly revised with reference to the latest British Thoracic
Society guidelines on the management of asthma in children and
adults. It covers the advances in practice and methods, with a new
emphasis on delivery systems, self-dose assessment and delivery of
care with different pharmacological approaches.

The ABC of Asthma is a concise, up-to-date
overview of all aspects of asthma and includes two new
chapters focussing on GP practice issues
including clinical management and organisation of asthma
care. It is ideal for GPs, junior doctors and medical students,
nurses, and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in children
and adults.

Autor

John Rees, Consultant Physician and Professor of Medical Education, Sherman Education Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK Dipak Kanabar, Consultant Paediatrician, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's Hospital, London, UK Shriti Pattani, Medical Director, Corporate Healthcare Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, UK

Inhalt

Preface vii

Asthma in Adults
John Rees

1 Definition and Pathology 1

2 Prevalence 6

3 Diagnostic Testing and Monitoring 10

4 Clinical Course 17

5 Precipitating Factors 21

6 General Management of Chronic Asthma 29

7 Treatment of Chronic Asthma 32

8 GeneralManagement of Acute Asthma 40

9 Treatment of Acute Asthma 44

10 Methods of Delivering Drugs 50

Asthma in Children
Dipak Kanabar

11 Definition Prevalence and Prevention 54

12 Patterns of Illness and Diagnosis 61

13 Treatment 65

14 Pharmacological Therapies for Asthma 67

15 Acute Severe Asthma 73

General Practice
Shriti Pattani

16 Clinical Aspects of Managing Asthma in Primary Care 76

17 Organisation of Asthma Care in Primary Care 83

Index 89

Rezensionen

"It is a good resource and provides scope for wider reading".
(Nursing Children and Young People, 1 April 2011)



"Overall, this book provides a nice, concise review of asthma in
both adults and children. Although there is a significant amount of
repetition within the adult and children sections, the book could
provide an additional resource for healthcare students and
practitioners using British Thoracic Society treatment guidelines."
(Journal of Pharmacy Technology, January 2011)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.8.2010
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie
• Schlagworte: Allergieforschung u. Klinische Immunologie • Allergy & Clinical Immunology • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizin des Atmungssystems • Respiratory Medicine
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-1698-2 / 1444316982
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-1698-8 / 9781444316988