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9780727912619

ABC of Asthma

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  • ISBN13:

    9780727912619

  • ISBN10:

    0727912615

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

The new edition of this best selling ABC has been updated to include the new British Thoracic Society guidelines published in 2003 on the management of asthma.Concise and highly illustrated, the book includes chapters on leukotriene antagonists and long acting beta agonists.The main topics included in the text cover the organisation of asthma care, prognosis, management of adolescents and infant asthma.An essential text for GPs, medical students, nurses and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in both adults and children.

Table of Contents

Asthma in adults
Definition and pathology
Prevalence
Diagnostic testing and monitoring
Clinical course
Precipitating factors
General management of acute asthma
Treatment of acute asthma
General management of chronic asthma
Treatment of chronic asthma
Methods of delivering drugs
Asthma in children
Definition, prevalence, and prevention
Patterns of illness and diagnosis
Treatment
Drug treatment
Acute severe asthma
Appendix - Personal asthma action plan
Index
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