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Bronchial Asthma

A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment

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Editors:
  1. M. Eric Gershwin

    1. School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy &, University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

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  2. Timothy E. Albertson

    1. , Pulmonary and Critical Care, UC Davis Medical Group, Davis, USA

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  • Updated, comprehensive, classic book on diagnosis and management of patients with asthma
  • Replete with an array of easy-to-read tables, flowcharts, illustrations, and guidelines for practical referral
  • Written by well-known experts

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Clinical Definitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Clinical Definitions of Asthma

      • Howard David Pettigrew, Christopher Chang, Suzanne S. Teuber, M. Eric Gershwin
      Pages 3-18

    3. The Genetic Bases of Asthma

      • Carlo Selmi, Maria De Santis, M. Eric Gershwin
      Pages 19-31

  3. Diagnosis and Patient Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. The Use of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory in Diagnosing Asthma

      • Michael Schivo, Amir A. Zeki, Nicholas J. Kenyon, Timothy E. Albertson
      Pages 35-56

    3. Diagnosis and Management of Allergic Disease

      • Arif Seyal, Sean Deane, Christopher Chang
      Pages 57-87

    4. The Pediatric Asthmatic

      • Christopher Chang
      Pages 89-148

    5. The Adult Asthmatic

      • Amir A. Zeki, Nicholas J. Kenyon, Ken Yoneda, Samuel Louie
      Pages 149-177

    6. The Patient with Asthma in the Emergency Department

      • Jason Y. Adams, Mark E. Sutter
      Pages 179-202

    7. The Critically Ill Asthmatic: from ICU to Discharge

      • Samuel Louie, Brian M. Morrissey, Nicholas J. Kenyon, Timothy E. Albertson, Mark V. Avdalovic
      Pages 203-228

  4. Special Clinical Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Asthma and Pregnancy

      • Rani R. Vatti, Suzanne S. Teuber
      Pages 231-249

    3. Exercise-Induced Asthma

      • Stanley Naguwa, Rahmat Afrasiabi, Christopher Chang
      Pages 251-266

    4. Viral Disease, Air Pollutants, Nanoparticles, and Asthma

      • Bruce Ryhal
      Pages 267-283

    5. Occupational Asthma

      • Nicholas J. Kenyon, Brian M. Morrissey, Michael Schivo, Timothy E. Albertson
      Pages 285-302

    6. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

      • Christian M. Sebat, Mark V. Avdalovic, Brian M. Morrissey
      Pages 303-318

    7. Rhinitis, Sinusitis, and Asthma

      • Anton Dotson, Gary A. Incaudo
      Pages 319-344

    8. Anesthesia for Patients with Asthma

      • Matthew Sisitki, Christian H. Bohringer, Neal Fleming
      Pages 345-359

    9. How Drugs Including Recreational Drugs Affect Asthma

      • Timothy E. Albertson, Kelly P. Owen, Mark E. Sutter, Nicholas J. Kenyon
      Pages 361-381
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About this book

Hailed by professional journals and esteemed by primary care physicians, Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment, Sixth Edition, has been fully updated to help physicians face the challenge of diagnosis and management in every variety of patient subpopulation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy &, University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

    M. Eric Gershwin

  • , Pulmonary and Critical Care, UC Davis Medical Group, Davis, USA

    Timothy E. Albertson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bronchial Asthma

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment

  • Editors: M. Eric Gershwin, Timothy E. Albertson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6836-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6835-7Published: 31 August 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5072-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6836-4Published: 31 August 2011

  • Edition Number: 6

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 350

  • Topics: Primary Care Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pneumology/Respiratory System

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