ABC Of Asthma (ABC Series) - Softcover

Rees, John; Price, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0727908820 ISBN 13: 9780727908827

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1995

Synopsis

Asthma is a common condition with increasing prevalence. This new edition of the highly regarded ABC of Asthma has been thoroughly revised with reference to the latest British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma in children and adults. It covers the advances in practice and methods, with a new emphasis on delivery systems, self–dose assessment and delivery of care with different pharmacological approaches. The ABC of Asthma is a concise, up–to–date overview of all aspects of asthma and includes two new chapters focussing on GP practice issues including clinical management and organisation of asthma care. It is ideal for GPs, junior doctors and medical students, nurses, and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in children and adults.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This comprehensive fourth edition has been extensively revised and updated to include the latest British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma. Concise and highly illustrated, it includes new chapters on leukotriene antagonists and long acting beta agonists, as well as revised sections on genetics, pathophysiology and education of asthma care. Other major topics include:

• Organisation of asthma care


• Prognosis


• Management of adolescents


• Infant asthma

Edited and written by leading experts in the field, it is an essential text for general practitioners, medical students, nurses, and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in both adults and children.

Synopsis

The incidence of asthma is still on the increase, but despite the attention of the past few years it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. This volume guides all health professionals who see patients with this debilitating disease through diagnosis and management in adults and children. This expanded third edition has been completely revised and contains the British Thoracic Society's recent guidelines on management, and new chapters on diagnostic testing and the prevalence and prospects for prevention in children. Enhanced with new coloured illustrations, it is a useful guide on asthma for GPs, junior doctors, paediatricians, and nurses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727908820
• ISBN 13: 9780727908827
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 56