Title	Bronchial Asthma [electronic resource] : Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment / edited by M. Eric Gershwin, Timothy E. Albertson
Imprint	Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2001
Edition	Fourth Edition
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-127-5
Descript	XI, 476 p. 14 illus. online resource

This fourth edition of Gershwin & Albertson's classic Bronchial Asthma: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment has been broadly updated and expanded to include, from a variety of disciplines, the latest diagnostic techniques, pharmacotherapies, and other developments in the clinical assessment and treatment of asthma. In addition to its comprehensive coverage and eminently readable presentation, this greatly enhanced edition describes the best practical approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of asthma in both adults and children; reviews the effects of pregnancy, exercise, and drug abuse on asthma; discusses the dramatic progress made in understanding asthma pathophysiology; and details the medical, legal, and social aspects of treating the asthma patient. Cutting-edge and highly practical, this fourth edition of Bronchial Asthma: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment is an indispensable tool for all primary care providers, allergists, and pulmonologists treating patients with asthma today

1 Pathogenesis of Asthma: Genetics and Epidemiology -- 2 Pathogenesis of Asthma: Mediators and Mechanisms -- 3 Clinical and Allergic Evaluation of the Patient with Bronchial Asthma -- 4 The Role of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory in Patients with Bronchial Asthma -- 5 The Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Childhood -- 6 Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in Adults: Asthma, Occult Asthma, and Pseudoasthma -- 7 Treatment of Asthma in Children -- 8 Treatment of Asthma in Adults -- 9 Pregnancy, Lactation, and Asthma -- 10 Alternative Therapies in Asthma -- 11 Asthma, Infection, and the Environment -- 12 Exercise Induced Asthma: Sports and Athletes -- 13 Foods, Additives, and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Asthma -- 14 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis -- 15 Occupational Asthma -- 16 Anesthesia for Asthmatic Patients -- 17 Recreational Drug Abuse and Asthma -- 18 Self-Management Programs for the Patient with Asthma: Empowering the Patient to Make Decisions that Will Improve Outcomes -- 19 Psychological Considerations in Asthma: Implications for Treatment -- 20 Asthma and the Law