03197nam 22007933u 450 99633911860331620230721033244.01-281-79078-897866117907831-84692-527-4(CKB)1000000000553295(EBL)362685(OCoLC)476193562(SSID)ssj0000106920(PQKBManifestationID)11984397(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106920(PQKBWorkID)10005600(PQKB)10594437(MiAaPQ)EBC362685(EXLCZ)99100000000055329520130418d2007|||| u|| |engtxtccrAsthma[electronic resource]Oxford Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd20071 online resource (137 p.)An Atlas of Investigation and ManagementDescription based upon print version of record.1-904392-18-0 Contents; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Definition and Diagnosis of Asthma; 2. Epidemiology of Asthma; 3. Clinical Types of Asthma; 4. Aetiology of Asthma; 5. Common Precipitants of Asthma Exacerbations; 6. Churg-Strauss Syndrome; 7. Pathology of Asthma; 8. Treatment of Stable Asthma; 9. Assessment and Management of Patients with Acute Asthma; 10. Paediatric Asthma; IndexAsthma currently affects more than 150 million people worldwide with almost half of these experiencing symptoms that disrupt their everyday lives. In addition prevalence is rapidly increasing on a global basis, particularly in young children and adults. Astonishingly 180,000 people still lose their lives to asthma each year. Asthma: An Atlas of Investigation and Management is an illustrated textbook and reference for clinicians. Containing 144 full colour pages, this outstanding new volume provides vital visual information on the diagnosis, symptoms and prevention of asthma. Rich with photographyAn Atlas of Investigation and ManagementAsthma -- TreatmentAsthmaRespiratory HypersensitivityLung Diseases, ObstructiveBronchial DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesLung DiseasesHypersensitivity, ImmediateHypersensitivityDiseasesImmune System DiseasesAsthmaAsthma -- Treatment.Asthma.Respiratory HypersensitivityLung Diseases, ObstructiveBronchial DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesLung DiseasesHypersensitivity, ImmediateHypersensitivityDiseasesImmune System DiseasesAsthma616.2/38616.238Johnston SL1018195Johnston Sebastian LAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK996339118603316Asthma2393089UNISA