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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458851503321

Autore

Douglas Graham (Consultant physician)

Titolo

Asthma : clinican's desk reference / / Graham Douglas, BSc (Hons) FRCPE Consultant Respiratory Physician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK Honorary Reader in Medicine, University of Aberdeen Co-chair BTS/SIGN British Guideline on the Management of A

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : Manson Publishing, , [2010]

ISBN

0-429-15811-4

1-282-70160-6

9786612701603

1-84076-513-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Clinician's desk reference

Disciplina

610

616.2/38

616.238

Soggetti

Asthma

Asthma - Diagnosis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1 The scale of the problem; CHAPTER 2 Scientific principles of asthma; CHAPTER 3 Making the diagnosis of asthma; CHAPTER 4 Inhaler devices; CHAPTER 5 Long-term management of asthma in adults; CHAPTER 6 Management of acute asthma in adults; CHAPTER 7 Management of childhood asthma; CHAPTER 8 Occupational asthma; CHAPTER 9 Educating patients and clinicians; CHAPTER 10 Asthma in primary care; CHAPTER 11 Asthma and the future; CHAPTER 12 Clinical cases: diagnosis and management; Clinician resources; Patient resources; Frequently-asked questions; Glossary

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Sommario/riassunto

This book, which is the first of the series of Clinician's Desk Reference, has been written for healthcare professionals caring for patients with



asthma, in primary care and in hospital. Current evidence-based guidelines have been used and the text is illustrated with a large number of diagrams and clinical photographs.