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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452509403321

Autore

Boutin Hélène <1954->

Titolo

Understand and control your asthma [[electronic resource] /] / Hélène Boutin and Louis-Philippe Boulet ; with the collaboration of Denis Bérubé ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montréal ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995

ISBN

1-282-85703-7

9786612857034

0-7735-6483-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BouletLouis-Philippe <1954->

Disciplina

616.2/38

Soggetti

Asthma

Respiratory allergy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Comprendre et maîtriser l'asthme.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Respiratory System and Asthma; THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; WHAT IS ASTHMA?; SYMPTOMS AND PHYSICAL SIGNS; DIAGNOSIS; RECORDING YOUR SYMPTOMS; WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME IF I HAVE ASTHMA?; REVIEW: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND ASTHMA; 3 The Triggering Factors; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; PERSONAL FACTORS; REVIEW: THE TRIGGERING FACTORS; 4 Medication; USING MEDICATION; PRINCIPLES FOR USE; MAIN TYPES OF MEDICATION; USING INHALERS; BRONCHODILATORS; INHALED BRONCHODILATORS; BRONCHODILATORS IN TABLET FORM; BRONCHIAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS

STEROIDS (CORTICOSTEROIDS, CORTISONE DERIVATIVES)NON-STEROIDAL BRONCHIAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (CHROMONE DERIVATIVES); OTHER DRUGS; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIHISTAMINES; ZADITEN®; CONTROLLING YOUR ASTHMA; LEVELS OF ASTHMA TREATMENT; CRITERIA FOR SATISFACTORY ASTHMA CONTROL; WHEN SHOULD THE TREATMENT BE CHANGED?; ACTION PLAN; REVIEW: MEDICATION AND MANAGING ASTHMA; 5 A Healthy Lifestyle and



Asthma; DIET; FLUIDS; SLEEP; CAN I STILL EXERCISE?; RELAXATION; REVIEW: A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND ASTHMA; Appendices; APPENDIX 1 - MYTHS AND CONTROVERSIES; APPENDIX 2 - EMPHYSEMA AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

APPENDIX 3 - ASPIRIN INTOLERANCE APPENDIX 4 - ASTHMA AND DIABETES; APPENDIX 5 - ASTHMA AND SURGERY; APPENDIX 6 - ASTHMA DURING PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING; APPENDIX 7 - OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; APPENDIX 8 - ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS; APPENDIX 9 - TRAVELLING; APPENDIX 10 - ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APPENDIX 11 - RESOURCES; APPENDIX 12 - ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS; DIARY FORMS; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; L; M; P; R; S; T; Suggested Reading