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Bronchial Asthma

Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. M. Eric Gershwin

    1. University of California School of Medicine, Davis, USA

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  2. Georges M. Halpern

    1. University of California School of Medicine, Davis, USA

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Definition and Host Responses to Bronchospasm

    1. The Genetics and Epidemiology of Asthma

      • Niels G. Waller, Suzanne S. Teuber, M. Eric Gershwin
      Pages 1-22

    2. Pathogenesis of Asthma

      • Stephen J. Smart, Thomas B. Casale
      Pages 23-55

    3. The Role of Mast Cells and Eosinophils in Asthma

      • Judy Anderson, William Anderson, Stephen I. Wasserman
      Pages 57-73

    4. Morphologic Basis of Airflow Obstruction

      • Andrew T. Mariassy, Adam Wanner
      Pages 75-92

    5. The Role of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory in Patients with Bronchial Asthma

      • Richard E. Kanner, Suetaro Watanabe
      Pages 93-117

    6. The Interrelations Between Asthma, Pregnancy, and Lactation

      • Gary A. Incaudo, Michael Schatz
      Pages 119-139

    7. Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Children Bronchial Asthma, Occult Asthma, and Pseudoasthma

      • Richard B. Moss
      Pages 141-169

    8. Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Adults Asthma, Occult Asthma, and Pseudoasthma

      • Glen A. Lillington, Hsiu-wei Lin
      Pages 171-187

  3. Patient Management

    1. Allergic Evaluations and Management Considerations of Patients with Asthma

      • Stephen M. Nagy Jr.
      Pages 189-218

    2. Clinical Laboratory Assessment of the Bronchial Asthma Patient

      • Robert G. Hamilton
      Pages 219-236

    3. Radiological Considerations of Asthma

      • Philip E. S. Palmer
      Pages 237-271

    4. Treatment of Asthma in Children

      • Frank S. Virant, Gail G. Shapiro
      Pages 273-298

    5. The Pharmacological Treatment of Asthma in Adults

      • Romain Pauwels
      Pages 299-309

    6. Management of Status Asthmaticus in Childhood

      • Herbert C. Mansmann Jr.
      Pages 311-339

    7. Management of Status Asthmaticus in Adults

      • Hillary Don
      Pages 341-363

    8. Role of Immunotherapy in Asthma

      • Roger W. Fox, Richard F. Lockey
      Pages 365-398

    9. Management of the Pregnant Asthmatic

      • Helen Mawhinney, Sheldon L. Spector
      Pages 399-411

    10. Unconventional Therapy in Asthma

      • Irwin Ziment
      Pages 413-442

    11. Treatment Aspects of Asthma in Japan

      • Takemasa Nakagawa
      Pages 443-456
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...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 asthma. The final section, Living with Asthma, sets this book apart from the multitude of books on the subject.-Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California School of Medicine, Davis, USA

    M. Eric Gershwin, Georges M. Halpern

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bronchial Asthma

  • Book Subtitle: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Editors: M. Eric Gershwin, Georges M. Halpern

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0297-4

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-253-8Published: 11 January 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6697-6Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-0297-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 767

  • Topics: Allergology

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