Clinical asthma

by Castro, Mario Kraft, Monica

Type Book

Rate 0.0 /5

Details

Files

Reviews

Download

Title Statements

Full title :Clinical asthma / editors, Mario Castro, Monica Kraft.

Summary

This unique new text delivers practical guidelines on diagnosing and treating patients with asthma. Drs. Castro and Kraft are extensively involved in asthma research and improved patient care, and their comprehensive coverage of key challenges in diagnosing and treating asthma makes this a must have resource. The organized full-color format ensures readability, and helps you find information quickly and easily. And as an Expert Consult title, it enables you to conveniently search the entire contents of the text online and download all of the book₂s images, tables, charts, and algorithms for your personal use, as well as sample treatment plans and patient education handouts -- all from any practice location with an Internet connection. Offers up-to-date protocols and management guidelines to help you provide the best care for your patients. Presents chapters on special situations and special populations to help you overcome clinical challenges such as the difficult-to-control or pregnant asthma patient. Provides specialized sections on asthma education to give guidance on leading your patients to better self management by improving their adherence to treatment guidelines. Highlights material found on the Asthma Educator Certification exam in special ₃education₄ boxes. Offers expert guidance on translating the new NIH EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines to hands-on patient care. Organized in a consistent chapter format that provides concise, logical coverage of essential information for easy reference. Contains special boxes that highlight clinical pearls, controversial issues, and patient education information. Uses a full-color format that makes it easy to find information quickly. Includes a website that contains all the images and tables from the book for your use in electronic presentations, plus sample treatment plans and patient education handouts to facilitate patient care.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Mosby Elsevier
Place of Publication:Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiv, 516 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780323070812, 0323070817
oclc:ocn324993262
LC Classification:RC591
Dewey Decimal:616.2/38

Front Cover; Clinical Asthma; Copyright Page; Dedications; Contributors; Preface; Contents; SECTION I ASTHMA IN THE 21ST CENTURY; CHAPTER 1 Epidemiology of Asthma; PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES; RACIAL AND ETHNICITY ISSUES OF ASTHMA PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES; RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ASTHMA PREVALENCE; WORLDWIDE PREVALENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 Development of Asthma in Early Life; EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA; ALLERGY AND ASTHMA; THE IMMUNOLOGY OF ALLERGY; THE ONTOGENY OF ALLERGIC IMMUNE RESPONSES; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND ALLERGY

FETAL GROWTH AND NUTRITIONHYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; AIRWAY REMODELING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTHMA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND AIRWAY REMODELING; ENVIRONMENT AND AIRWAY STRUCTURE; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 Pathophysiology of Asthma; AIRWAY EPITHELIUM; INFLAMMATORY CELL INFILTRATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLASTS AND MYOFIBROBLASTS; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; NERVES; BLOOD VESSELS; GLANDS; LOCALIZATION OF ABNORMALITIES; SIZE OF THE AIRWAY WALL IN ASTHMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF ASTHMA; CLINICAL CORRELATES; NONSPECIFIC BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS

CORRELATES WITH CHRONICITY AND SEVE…

Subjects

Asthma Asthma -- Diagnosis Asthma -- therapy Asthma -- Treatment Asthme Asthme -- Traitement Electronic books HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine