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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810585003321

Autore

Waldron Jill

Titolo

Asthma care in the community / / Jill Waldron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, c2007

ISBN

0-470-98822-3

1-280-97419-2

9786610974191

0-470-51850-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

616.2/38

Soggetti

Asthma

Asthma - Treatment

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.

Nota di contenuto

The epidemiology of asthma -- The respiratory system -- Asthma the disease -- The presentation and diagnosis of asthma -- Drugs used in asthma -- Inhaler devices and nebulisers -- The management of asthma -- Special situations -- Deteriorating asthma -- Other therapies -- Structure of care -- The future -- The role of nurses in the management of asthma.

Sommario/riassunto

Written by nurses for nurses, Asthma Care in the Community emphasizes the ""back to basics"" approach, which is often forgotten in a high technology healthcare system. The book covers epidemiology, including prevalence, morbidity, and mortality; the economic and social burden of asthma; the pathology and pathophysiology of asthma; managing patients with asthma, both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically; managing uncomplicated asthma, right through to the more complex issues surrounding acute episodes and ""difficult to manage"" situations.