Gershwin / Albertson Bronchial Asthma

A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment
Fifth Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-59745-014-0
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 406 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Current Clinical Practice

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gershwin, M. Eric

Albertson, Timothy E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Definitions and Host Responses to Bronchospasm The Origins and Characteristics of Asthma Russell J. Hopp and Robert G. Townley Part II. Patient Management Diagnosing Allergic Asthma Gerald L. Klein How the Pulmonary Function Laboratory Contributes to the Management of the Patient With Asthma Richard E. Kanner and Theodore G. Liou Treatment of Asthma in Children Christopher Chang Adult-Onset Asthma Samuel Louie, Nicholas J. Kenyon, Kimberly A. Hardin, and Ken Y. Yoneda The Patient With Asthma in the Emergency Department Donna Kinser Severe Asthma: From ICU to Discharge Brian M. Morrissey, Nicholas J. Kenyon, and Timothy E. Albertson Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Asthma Andrea Borchers, Carl L. Keen, and M. Eric Gershwin Part III. Special Clinical Problems The Pregnant Patient With Asthma Arif M. Seyal Infectious and Environmental Triggers of Asthma Laurel J. Gershwin Exercise-Induced Asthma: Sports and Athletes Rahmat Afrasiabi How Can Foods, Additives, and Drugs Affect the Patient With Asthma? Suzanne S. Teuber Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: An Evolving Challenge in Asthma Brian M. Morrissey and Samuel Louie Occupational Asthma: A Special Environmental Interaction Nicholas J. Kenyon, Brian M. Morrissey, and Timothy E. Albertson Anesthesia for Patients With Asthma Dennis L. Fung How Recreational Drugs Affect Asthma Timothy E. Albertson, Steve Offerman, and Nicholas J. Kenyon Part IV. Living With Asthma Self-Management in Asthma: Empowering the Patient Arvind Kumar and M. Eric Gershwin The Challenge of Asthma in Minority Populations Albin B. Leong Asthma and the Law Charles Bond Index