Asthma [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Johnston SL
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (137 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.2/38; 616.238
• Soggetto topico: Asthma -- Treatment; Asthma; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Diseases; Immune System Diseases
• Persona (resp. second.): JohnstonSebastian L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Asthma 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 photography
• Titolo autorizzato: Asthma
• ISBN: 1-281-79078-8; 9786611790783; 1-84692-527-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339118603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: An Atlas of Investigation and Management