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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
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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.

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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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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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