Asthma Care in the Community

This book emphasises the "back to basics" approach, which is often forgotten in a high technology healthcare system. The chapters are set out in such a way that the practitioner can follow the patient journey from the initial signs and symptoms of asthma, through to diagnosis and management.

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Written by nurses for nurses, Asthma Care in the Community emphasizes the "back to basics" approach, which is often forgotten in a high technology healthcare system. The book covers epidemiology, including prevalence, morbidity, and mortality; the economic and social burden of asthma; the pathology and pathophysiology of asthma; managing patients with asthma, both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically; managing uncomplicated asthma, right through to the more complex issues surrounding acute episodes and "difficult to manage" situations.