Title | Bronchial Asthma [electronic resource] : Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment / edited by M. Eric Gershwin, Timothy E. Albertson |
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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 |
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