Cough [[electronic resource] ] : causes, mechanisms, and therapy / / edited by Kian Fan Chung, John G. Widdicombe, Homer A. Boushey |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChungK. Fan <1951->
WiddicombeJohn G BousheyHomer A |
Soggetto topico | Cough |
ISBN |
1-281-21466-3
9786611214661 0-470-75503-2 0-470-75584-9 1-4051-2853-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cough: Causes, Mechanisms and Therapy; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Introduction; 1 The clinical and pathophysiological challenge of cough; 2 Epidemiology of cough; 3 A brief overview of the mechanisms of cough; Section 2: Cough in the Clinic; 4 Clinical assessment of cough; 5 Measurement and assessment of cough; 6 Cough sensitivity: the use of provocation tests; 7 Causes, assessment and measurement of cough in children; 8 The quality of life in coughers; Section 3: Clinical Conditions with Cough; 9 Cough in lower airway infections; 10 Cough and gastro-oesophageal reflux
11 Cough in postnasal drip, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis12 Cough and airway hyperresponsiveness; 13 Cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 14 Cough in suppurative airway diseases; 15 Cough in cancer patients; Section 4: Pathophysiology; 16 Sensory pathways for the cough reflex; 17 Neurogenesis of cough; 18 Plasticity of vagal afferent fibres mediating cough; 19 Motor mechanisms and the mechanics of cough; 20 Mucus hypersecretion and mucus clearance in cough; 21 Animal models of cough; Section 5: Therapy 22 Mechanisms of actions of centrally acting antitussives-electrophysiological and neurochemical analysis23 Pharmacology of peripherally acting antitussives; 24 Current and potential future antitussive therapies; 25 Placebo effects of antitussive treatments on cough associated with acute upper respiratory tract infection; 26 Mucoactive agents for the treatment of cough; 27 Management of cough; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143292603321 |
Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cough [[electronic resource] ] : causes, mechanisms, and therapy / / edited by Kian Fan Chung, John G. Widdicombe, Homer A. Boushey |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChungK. Fan <1951->
WiddicombeJohn G BousheyHomer A |
Soggetto topico | Cough |
ISBN |
1-281-21466-3
9786611214661 0-470-75503-2 0-470-75584-9 1-4051-2853-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cough: Causes, Mechanisms and Therapy; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Introduction; 1 The clinical and pathophysiological challenge of cough; 2 Epidemiology of cough; 3 A brief overview of the mechanisms of cough; Section 2: Cough in the Clinic; 4 Clinical assessment of cough; 5 Measurement and assessment of cough; 6 Cough sensitivity: the use of provocation tests; 7 Causes, assessment and measurement of cough in children; 8 The quality of life in coughers; Section 3: Clinical Conditions with Cough; 9 Cough in lower airway infections; 10 Cough and gastro-oesophageal reflux
11 Cough in postnasal drip, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis12 Cough and airway hyperresponsiveness; 13 Cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 14 Cough in suppurative airway diseases; 15 Cough in cancer patients; Section 4: Pathophysiology; 16 Sensory pathways for the cough reflex; 17 Neurogenesis of cough; 18 Plasticity of vagal afferent fibres mediating cough; 19 Motor mechanisms and the mechanics of cough; 20 Mucus hypersecretion and mucus clearance in cough; 21 Animal models of cough; Section 5: Therapy 22 Mechanisms of actions of centrally acting antitussives-electrophysiological and neurochemical analysis23 Pharmacology of peripherally acting antitussives; 24 Current and potential future antitussive therapies; 25 Placebo effects of antitussive treatments on cough associated with acute upper respiratory tract infection; 26 Mucoactive agents for the treatment of cough; 27 Management of cough; Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996214603403316 |
Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Cough : causes, mechanisms, and therapy / / edited by Kian Fan Chung, John G. Widdicombe, Homer A. Boushey |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChungK. Fan <1951->
WiddicombeJohn G BousheyHomer A |
Soggetto topico | Cough |
ISBN |
1-281-21466-3
9786611214661 0-470-75503-2 0-470-75584-9 1-4051-2853-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cough: Causes, Mechanisms and Therapy; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Introduction; 1 The clinical and pathophysiological challenge of cough; 2 Epidemiology of cough; 3 A brief overview of the mechanisms of cough; Section 2: Cough in the Clinic; 4 Clinical assessment of cough; 5 Measurement and assessment of cough; 6 Cough sensitivity: the use of provocation tests; 7 Causes, assessment and measurement of cough in children; 8 The quality of life in coughers; Section 3: Clinical Conditions with Cough; 9 Cough in lower airway infections; 10 Cough and gastro-oesophageal reflux
11 Cough in postnasal drip, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis12 Cough and airway hyperresponsiveness; 13 Cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 14 Cough in suppurative airway diseases; 15 Cough in cancer patients; Section 4: Pathophysiology; 16 Sensory pathways for the cough reflex; 17 Neurogenesis of cough; 18 Plasticity of vagal afferent fibres mediating cough; 19 Motor mechanisms and the mechanics of cough; 20 Mucus hypersecretion and mucus clearance in cough; 21 Animal models of cough; Section 5: Therapy 22 Mechanisms of actions of centrally acting antitussives-electrophysiological and neurochemical analysis23 Pharmacology of peripherally acting antitussives; 24 Current and potential future antitussive therapies; 25 Placebo effects of antitussive treatments on cough associated with acute upper respiratory tract infection; 26 Mucoactive agents for the treatment of cough; 27 Management of cough; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823933503321 |
Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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