Buch, Englisch, 245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 643 g
ISBN: 978-1-4757-0810-3
Verlag: Current Medicine Group
This comprehensive source of up-to-date information on asthma diagnosis and treatment offers concise discussions on concomitant diseases and treatment choices. Coverage includes epidemiology, pathology, airway remodeling, and pathophysiology. Each chapter offers a topic overview, followed by an analysis of current understanding, supplemented by charts, tables, and graphs. Dr. Michael A. Kaliner, the editor, contributes a chapter, "The Pathogenesis of Bronchial Asthma," drawing on his 30 years of clinical experience.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1 Epidemiology.- 2 Costs of Asthma.- 3 The Pathogenesis of Bronchial Asthma.- 4 Airway Remodeling in Asthma.- 5 Asthma Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis.- 6 Allergy and Asthma.- 7 Sinusitis and Asthma.- 8 The Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Asthma.- 9 Bronchitis and Asthma.- 10 Respiratory Reactions to Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs.- 11 Pregnancy and Asthma.- 12 Treatment of Asthma in Children.- 13 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Guidelines: Classification of Asthma Severity.- 14 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Guidelines: Treatment of Asthma.- 15 Inhaled Corticosteroids and Their Use in Asthma.- 16 Short- and Long-acting Bronchodilators in Asthma.- 17 Theophylline.- 18 Anticholinergic Bronchodilators.- 19 Leukotriene Modifiers in the Treatment of Asthma.- 20 Allergen Avoidance.- 21 Allergen Immunotherapy in Asthma.- 22 The Role of Anti-IgE in Asthma.- 23 Clinical Pearls.- 24 The Internet in Asthma Therapy.
