Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment (Current Clinical Practice) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588298728 ISBN 13: 9781588298720

Publisher: Humana Press Inc., 2006

Synopsis

This is a fully updated edition of a widely respected classic on the diagnosis and management of asthma in a variety of patient subpopulations. Though this fifth edition continues to emphasize the definition, medications, and use of asthma treatment plans, it also focuses on the special needs patient, including the pediatric patient, the pregnant patient, and the patient undergoing surgery, as well as on the perennial issues of exercise and asthma, pulmonary aspergillosis, occupation, recreational drug use, and psychological/social considerations. Highlights for the fifth edition include a liberal use of tables and charts to make the book more practical and user-friendly, updates on the many new pharmaceuticals used to treat asthma, and first-time sections on food sensitivity and the diagnosis of asthma.

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Review

Reviews of previous editions
..."This book will clearly establish its value for those who treat reversible airway disease. Lucidly written, with a cogent chapter format flowing from pathogenic principles to more detailed clinical appreciation...an invaluable compendium for the clinician who is called on to care for the patient with asthma."
-New England Journal of Medicine
"This book would be of value to any clinician dealing with asthmatic patients. Pulmonary physicians and allergists will also find this text to be an excellent review and an aid for focusing on clinical problems."
-Journal of the American Medical Association
"Overall, this book provides a concise and thorough review of asthma management, directed at primary care providers....There are excellent discussion on risk factors for developing asthma and on managing asthma in children, adults, and pregnancy....There are also excellent sections of infections and environment, exercise-induced asthma, occupational asthma, alternative therapies, and self-management programs....The thorough text and many useful tables and illustrations make this book an excellent resources for primary caregivers and anyone with an interest in asthma." - CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
..."offers chapters written by some of the most respected authors in the field...a valuable reference book for primary care physicians as well as specialists who care for patients with asthma."
-Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
..."this book provides a concise and thorough review of asthma management...The thorough text and many useful tables and illustrations make this book an excellent resource for primary caregivers and anyone with aninterest in asthma." - Canadian Family Physician
Reviews of previous editions
., ."This book will clearly establish its value for those who treat reversible airway disease. Lucidly written, with a cogent chapter format flowing from pathogenic principles to more detailed clinical appreciation...an invaluable compendium for the clinician who is called on to care for the patient with asthma."
-New England Journal of Medicine
"This book would be of value to any clinician dealing with asthmatic patients. Pulmonary physicians and allergists will also find this text to be an excellent review and an aid for focusing on clinical problems."
-Journal of the American Medical Association
"Overall, this book provides a concise and thorough review of asthma management, directed at primary care providers....There are excellent discussion on risk factors for developing asthma and on managing asthma in children, adults, and pregnancy....There are also excellent sections of infections and environment, exercise-induced asthma, occupational asthma, alternative therapies, and self-management programs....The thorough text and many useful tables and illustrations make this book an excellent resources for primary caregivers and anyone with an interest in asthma." - CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
., ."offers chapters written by some of the most respected authors in the field...a valuable reference book for primary care physicians as well as specialists who care for patients with asthma."
-Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
., ."this book provides a concise and thorough review of asthma management...The thorough text and many useful tables andillustrations make this book an excellent resource for primary caregivers and anyone with an interest in asthma." - Canadian Family Physician
Reviews of previous editions
.,."This book will clearly establish its value for those who treat reversible airway disease. Lucidly written, with a cogent chapter format flowing from pathogenic principles to more detailed clinical appreciation...an invaluable compendium for the clinician who is called on to care for the patient with asthma."
-New England Journal of Medicine
"This book would be of value to any clinician dealing with asthmatic patients. Pulmonary physicians and allergists will also find this text to be an excellent review and an aid for focusing on clinical problems."
-Journal of the American Medical Association
"Overall, this book provides a concise and thorough review of asthma management, directed at primary care providers....There are excellent discussion on risk factors for developing asthma and on managing asthma in children, adults, and pregnancy....There are also excellent sections of infections and environment, exercise-induced asthma, occupational asthma, alternative therapies, and self-management programs....The thorough text and many useful tables and illustrations make this book an excellent resources for primary caregivers and anyone with an interest in asthma." - CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
.,."offers chapters written by some of the most respected authors in the field...a valuable reference book for primary care physicians as well as specialists who care for patients with asthma."
-Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
.,."this book provides a concise and thorough review of asthma management...The thorough text and many useful tables and illustrations make this book an excellent resource for primary caregivers and anyone with aninterest in asthma." - Canadian Family Physician

From the Back Cover

Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment, Sixth Edition,  is a fully updated version of a widely respected classic on the diagnosis and management of asthma. Discussing the disorder in all relevant patient groups, including a variety of patient subpopulations, this invaluable title continues to emphasize the definition, medications, and practical use of asthma treatment plans.  As in previous editions, the book also continues to define and focus on the special clinical problems of the pregnant patient, the patient undergoing emergency treatment, as well as the common day issues of exercise, athletics, recreational drug use and especially self care.  Importantly, this comprehensive reference also discusses the common side effects found in the full range of medications used for asthma treatment.  Replete with a wide range of tables and charts to again make the book practical and user-friendly, Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment, Sixth Edition, continues its position as a leading text in the field

Edition details

• Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588298728
• ISBN 13: 9781588298720
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Gershwin M. E., Albertson Timothy E.