Managing Asthma
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85070-972-5 (ISBN)
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Updated edition of Dr. Weinberger's superb clinical textbook on the management of asthma. A practitioner's operations manual for the delivery of medical care in a primary care setting, emphasizing low-intensity high-yield therapeutic measures realistically applicable in practice for the greatest clinical efficacy. Three main sections cover the disease, its assessment, and its treatment, including intensive coverage of the latest drugs. Two appendixes cover procedures and protocols and patient educational materials. It includes bibliographic references and index.
Part I: the book. Part II: the disease (asthma: the disease; clinical manifestations; pseudoasthma syndromes; epidemiology, genetics, and natural history; complications and fatalities). Part III: assessment (diagnosis, characterization; classification and grading). Part IV: treatment (therapeutic objectives; therapeutic alternatives; sympathomimetic bronchodilators; theophylline; cromolyn and nedocomil; corticosteroids; other [pharmacological agents]; environmental considerations; allergenic extracts: diagnostic testing and immunotherapy; other therapeutic modalities; development and implementation of a treatment plan - low-intensity high-yield measures and higher intensity measures to further enhance yield; compliance; education for self management; telephone assessment and management; emergency care; hospitalization; residential treatment care; considerations during pregnancy; diseases that complicate asthma management; treatment of associated diseases; assessment of treatment; outcome of treatment. Appendixes (procedures and protocols; patient educational material).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.2001 |
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| Zusatzinfo | index |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85070-972-6 / 1850709726 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85070-972-5 / 9781850709725 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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