Bronchial asthma
Subtitle: principles of diagnosis and treatment
By: edited by M. Eric Gershwin and Timothy E. Albertson.
Contributors: Gershwin, M. Eric, 1946-; Albertson, Timothy Eugene.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Humana
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
Subjects: Asthma -- diagnosis; Asthma -- therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Pathogenesis of asthma: genetics and epidemiology; title: Ch. 2. Pathogenesis of asthma: mediators and mechanisms; title: Ch.3. Clinical and allergic evaluation of the patient with bronchial asthma; title: Ch. 4. The role of the pulmonary function laboratory in patients with bronchial asthma; title: Ch. 5. The differential diagnosis of asthma in childhood; title: Ch. 6. Differential diagnosis of asthma in adults: asthma, occult asthma, and pseudoasthma; title: Ch. 7. Treatment of asthma in children; title: Ch. 8. Treatment of asthma in adults; title: Ch. 9. Pregnancy, lactation, and asthma; title: Ch. 10. Alternative therapies in asthma; title: Ch. 11. Asthma, infection, and the environment; title: Ch. 12. Exercise induced asthma: sports and athletes; title: Ch. 13. Foods, additives, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in asthma; title: Ch. 14. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; title: Ch. 15. Occupational asthma; title: Ch. 16. Anesthesia for asthmatic patients; title: Ch. 17. Recreational drug abuse and asthma; title: Ch. 18. Self-management programs for the patient with asthma: empowering the patient to make decisions that will improve outcomes; title: Ch. 19. Psychological considerations in asthma: implications for treatment; title: Ch. 20. Asthma and the law.