Bronchial Asthma

by Gershwin, M. Eric; Albertson, Timothy E., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781588296047
• ISBN10: 1588296040
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-15
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Series Editor's Introduction	vii
Preface	ix
Contributors	xiii
Part I. Definitions and Host Responses to Bronchospasm
The Origins and Characteristics of Asthma	3	(28)
Russell J. Hopp
Robert G. Townley
Part II. Patient Management
Diagnosing Allergic Asthma	31	(14)
Gerald L. Klein
How the Pulmonary Function Laboratory Contributes to the Management of the Patient With Asthma	45	(20)
Richard E. Kanner
Theodore G. Liou
Treatment of Asthma in Children	65	(48)
Christopher Chang
Adult-Onset Asthma	113	(30)
Samuel Louie
Nicholas J. Kenyon
Kimberly A. Hardin
Ken Y. Yoneda
The Patient With Asthma in the Emergency Department	143	(20)
Donna Kinser
Severe Asthma: From ICU to Discharge	163	(18)
Brian M. Morrissey
Nicholas J. Kenyon
Timothy E. Albertson
Complementary/Alternative Therapies in Asthma	181	(22)
Andrea Borchers
Carl L. Keen
M. Eric Gershwin
Part III. Special Clinical Problems
The Pregnant Patient With Asthma	203	(18)
Arif M. Seyal
Infectious and Environmental Triggers of Asthma	221	(16)
Laurel J. Gershwin
Exercise-Induced Asthma: Sports and Athletes	237	(14)
Rahmat Afrasiabi
How Can Foods, Additives, and Drugs Affect the Patient With Asthma?	251	(28)
Suzanne S. Teuber
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: An Evolving Challenge in Asthma	279	(14)
Brian M. Morrissey
Samuel Louie
Occupational Asthma: A Special Environmental Interaction	293	(18)
Nicholas J. Kenyon
Brian M. Morrissey
Timothy E. Albertson
Anesthesia for Patients With Asthma	311	(16)
Dennis L. Fung
How Recreational Drugs Affect Asthma	327	(16)
Timothy E. Albertson
Steve Offerman
Nicholas J. Kenyon
Part IV. Living With Asthma
Self-Management in Asthma: Empowering the Patient	343	(14)
Arvind Kumar
M. Eric Gershwin
The Challenge of Asthma in Minority Populations	357	(28)
Albin B. Leong
Asthma and the Law	385	(6)
Charles Bond
Index	391