03537nam 2200637Ia 450 991045250940332120200520144314.01-282-85703-797866128570340-7735-6483-7(CKB)1000000000520931(EBL)3245407(SSID)ssj0000285085(PQKBManifestationID)11247206(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285085(PQKBWorkID)10277617(PQKB)10933977(CaPaEBR)400518(MiAaPQ)EBC3245407(MiAaPQ)EBC3330983(Au-PeEL)EBL3330983(CaPaEBR)ebr10141654(CaONFJC)MIL285703(OCoLC)929121082(EXLCZ)99100000000052093119940607d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstand and control your asthma[electronic resource] /Hélène Boutin and Louis-Philippe Boulet ; with the collaboration of Denis Bérubé ... [et al.]Montréal ;Buffalo McGill-Queen's University Pressc19951 online resource (121 p.)Translation of: Comprendre et maîtriser l'asthme.0-7735-1263-2 0-7735-1210-1 Includes bibliographical references.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 DRUGSSTEROIDS (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 BRONCHITISAPPENDIX 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 ReadingAsthmaPopular worksRespiratory allergyElectronic books.AsthmaRespiratory allergy.616.2/38Boutin Hélène1954-993286Boulet Louis-Philippe1954-993287MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452509403321Understand and control your asthma2274372UNINA