Lieberman / Anderson Allergic Diseases

Diagnosis and Treatment
2. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-59259-007-0
Verlag: Humana Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 475 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Current Clinical Practice

It hardly seems that three years have passed since the publication of the first edition of Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. We are gratified that it was enough of a success to warrant the second edition. As with the first, this edition is intended for the "front-line" physician who cares for the allergic patient. We have tried, once again, to make it as "user friendly" and clinically oriented as possible. Our approach to the principles of pathophysiology is intended to allow them to be easily applied to the rationale for therapy. The major intent therefore is still to help the primary care physician deal with the day-to-day management of the allergic patient. The arrangement of this text is similar to that of the first edition, with the major emphasis being on common allergic diseases and the pharmacologic tools we use to control them. To this end two new chapters have been added, one on antihistamines and the other on antileukotrienes. In addition, a new chapter has been added to help the physician deal with the child who experiences recurrent respiratory tract infections. Many of the authors, because of the superb job they did with their first contributions, have been asked for an encore. However, to keep our approach fresh, some of these authors have been asked to write different chapters, and new contributors have been solicited.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lieberman, Phil

Anderson, John A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Allergic Disease: Pathophysiology and Immunopathology.- 2 Approach to the Allergic Patient.- 3 Diagnostic Tests in Allergy.- 4 Environmental Allergens.- 5 Anaphylaxis.- 6 Insect Sting Allergy.- 7 The Child with Asthma: Evaluation and Treatment.- 8 Asthma in Adults: Diagnosis and Management.- 9 Rhinitis.- 10 Sinusitis and Otitis Media.- 11 Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Allergy.- 12 Urticaria and Angioedema.- 13 Atopic Dermatitis.- 14 Contact Dermatitis and Other Contact Reactions.- 15 Food Allergy and Intolerance.- 16 Allergic and Allergic-Like Reactions to Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents.- 17 Antihistamines.- 18 ?-Adrenergic Agonists.- 19 Theophylline.- 20 Antileukotriene Agents in the Management of Asthma.- 21 Cromolyn and Nedocromil: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Therapyfor Asthma and Other Allergic Diseases.- 22 Anticholinergic Agents in Respiratory Diseases.- 23 Glucocorticoid Therapy in Asthma.- 24 Environmental Control of Respiratory Irritants and Allergens.- 25 Allergen Immunotherapy.- 26 Controversies in Allergy and Allergy-Like Diseases.- 27 The Patient With ‘Too Many Infections’: Diagnostic Approach.