Overview
- Details difficult to treat asthma, its difference from severe asthma, and clinical management guidelines
- Contains clinical pearls from leading asthma experts that can be used as a quick bedside reference
- Key points illustrate application of major principles covered
Part of the book series: Respiratory Medicine (RM)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume delves into the current understanding of mechanisms and increasingly recognized heterogeneity of this complex disease. It discusses a structured approach to identification and optimization of factors contributing to poor asthma control, including nonadherence, comorbidities and occupational/environmental triggers. The book includes ‘state of the art’ reviews on recent advances in traditional and targeted asthma therapies, as well as a glimpse into what the future may hold. Highlights include a comprehensive guide to management of severe asthma in children and pregnancy, as well as practical considerations to management of asthma based on different clinical phenotypes. Each chapter is authored by leading experts in the field who share their own clinical approach. This is an ideal guide for clinical pulmonologists and allergist/immunologists, as well as primary care providers, physician extenders in specialty practice, physicians in pulmonary/allergy training, and even industry partners.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sandhya Khurana, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester and the Co-Director of Mary Parkes Center for Asthma, Allergy & Pulmonary Care. Dr. Khurana is an adult pulmonologist with a specialized focus in management of severe and difficult to treat asthma. She is the immediate past chair of the Airways Disorders NetWork of the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Khurana has chaired asthma-focused sessions and participated as faculty at national and international meetings. She also serves on the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society joint taskforce on severe asthma.
Fernando Holguin, MD., MPH., is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and the Director of the Asthma Clinical and Research Programs at the University of Colorado. Dr Holguin has been involved in asthma clinical and translational research for over 20 years. His research work primarily focuses on the intersection of obesity and asthma. Dr. Holguin co-chairs the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society taskforce on Severe Asthma.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Difficult To Treat Asthma
Book Subtitle: Clinical Essentials
Editors: Sandhya Khurana, Fernando Holguin
Series Title: Respiratory Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20812-7
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-20811-0Published: 25 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-20814-1Published: 25 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-20812-7Published: 29 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2197-7372
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7380
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 334
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pneumology/Respiratory System, Primary Care Medicine