Clinical asthma [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Mario Castro, Monica Kraft |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : Mosby / Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (531 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.2/38 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CastroMario <1964->
KraftMonica |
Soggetto topico |
Asthma
Asthma - Treatment |
ISBN | 0-323-07081-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Clinical Asthma; Copyright Page; Dedications; Contributors; Preface; Contents; SECTION I ASTHMA IN THE 21ST CENTURY; CHAPTER 1 Epidemiology of Asthma; PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES; RACIAL AND ETHNICITY ISSUES OF ASTHMA PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES; RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ASTHMA PREVALENCE; WORLDWIDE PREVALENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 Development of Asthma in Early Life; EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA; ALLERGY AND ASTHMA; THE IMMUNOLOGY OF ALLERGY; THE ONTOGENY OF ALLERGIC IMMUNE RESPONSES; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND ALLERGY
FETAL GROWTH AND NUTRITIONHYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; AIRWAY REMODELING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTHMA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND AIRWAY REMODELING; ENVIRONMENT AND AIRWAY STRUCTURE; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 Pathophysiology of Asthma; AIRWAY EPITHELIUM; INFLAMMATORY CELL INFILTRATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLASTS AND MYOFIBROBLASTS; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; NERVES; BLOOD VESSELS; GLANDS; LOCALIZATION OF ABNORMALITIES; SIZE OF THE AIRWAY WALL IN ASTHMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF ASTHMA; CLINICAL CORRELATES; NONSPECIFIC BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS CORRELATES WITH CHRONICITY AND SEVERITYFATAL ASTHMA; THERAPEUTIC CORRELATES TO ASTHMA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER 4 The Natural History of Asthma into Adulthood; ASTHMA PHENOTYPES IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD; PERSISTENCE AND REMISSION OF ASTHMA IN ADOLESCENCE; INCIDENCE AND PERSISTENCE OF ASTHMA IN ADULT AGE; PREDICTORS OF ASTHMA PERSISTENCE FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULT AGE; LONG-TERM SEQUELAE OF ASTHMA IN ADULT LIFE; REFERENCES; SECTION II DIAGNOSIS OF ASTHMA; CHAPTER 5 What Is Asthma?; WHAT EXACTLY IS ASTHMA?; PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC DEFINITION OF ASTHMA; CLINICAL COURSE OF ASTHMA EPIDEMIOLOGIC DEFINITIONS OF ASTHMAMAKING A DIAGNOSIS OF ASTHMA; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 How Do You Diagnose Asthma in the Child?; DIAGNOSIS OF ASTHMA IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF RECURRENT WHEEZE IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS OF ASTHMA IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF RECURRENT WHEEZE OR COUGH IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 Diagnosis of Asthma in Adults; DEFINITION; NATURAL HISTORY; CLINICAL PRESENTATION; DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES; EVALUATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES WITH AIRFLOW OBSTRUCTIONSUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 Pulmonary Function Tests: How Do I Interpret Them?; VENTILATORY FUNCTION TESTS; LUNG VOLUME; LUNG ELASTIC PROPERTIES; AIRFLOW RESISTANCE; HOW DO I INTERPRET VENTILATORY FUNCTION TESTS?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 9 Bronchoprovocation Tests: When and How Should I Use Them?; BACKGROUND; METHACHOLINE CHALLENGE; INDIRECT CHALLENGES; CONCLUSION; SUGGESTED READING; CHAPTER 10 Allergy Skin Tests: Use and Interpretation; RATIONALE FOR SKIN TESTING IN ASTHMA; TECHNIQUES OF SKIN TESTING; REAGENTS FOR SKIN TESTING COMPARATIVE VALUE OF PRICK AND INTRADERMAL TESTS |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996212363903316 |
Philadelphia, : Mosby / Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Clinical respiratory medicine [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Richard K. Albert, Stephen G. Spiro, James R. Jett |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : Mosby / Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 1010 p. : ill. (some col.), maps |
Disciplina | 616.2 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AlbertRichard K
SpiroStephen G JettJames R |
Soggetto topico | Respiratory organs - Diseases |
ISBN | 0-323-07094-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996199913303316 |
Philadelphia, : Mosby / Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Cornea / [edited by] Jay H. Krachmer, Mark J. Mannis, Edward J. Holland |
Autore | Krachmer, Jay H. |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [St. Louis, Mo.] : Mosby / Elsevier, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 2 v. (xxviii, 1913, 54 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
Disciplina | 617.719 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Krachmer, Jay H.
Mannis, Mark J. Holland, Edward J. |
Soggetto topico |
Cornea
Corneal Diseases - Diagnosis Corneal Diseases - Surgery Corneal Surgery, Laser Keratoplasty, Penetrating Refractive Surgical Procedures |
ISBN | 9780323063876 |
Classificazione |
LC RE336
617.7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
V. I: FUNDAMENTALS AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF CORNEA AND EXTERNAL DISEASE. Basic science: cornea, sclera, ocular adnexa anatomy, physiology and pathophysiologic responses -- Examining and imaging the cornea and external eye -- Differential diagnosis of selected problems in corneal and external eye disease -- Eye banking -- The ocular adnexa -- The conjunctiva -- Diseases of the cornea -- The sclera and anterior uvea.
V. II: SURGERY OF THE CORNEA AND CONJUNCTIVA. Keratoplasty -- Therapeutic procedures -- Keratoprosthesis -- Ocular surface transplantation -- Refractive surgery. |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001066569707536 |
Krachmer, Jay H. | ||
[St. Louis, Mo.] : Mosby / Elsevier, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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