ABC of Asthma

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

Preface. Asthma in Adults (John Rees). 1 Definition and Pathology. 2 Prevalence. 3 Diagnostic Testing and Monitoring. 4 Clinical Course. 5 Precipitating Factors. 6 General Management of Chronic Asthma. 7 Treatment of Chronic Asthma. 8 General Management of Acute Asthma. 9 Treatment of Acute Asthma. 10 Methods of Delivering Drugs. Asthma in Children (Dipak Kanabar). 11 Definition, Prevalence and Prevention. 12 Patterns of Illness and Diagnosis. 13 Treatment. 14 Pharmacological Therapies for Asthma. 15 Acute Severe Asthma. General Practice (Shriti Pattani). 16 Clinical Aspects of Managing Asthma in Primary Care. 17 Organisation of Asthma Care in Primary Care. Index.