Allergy and Asthma: Practical Diagnosis and Management (LANGE Clinical Medicine)

Clear, authoritative guidance for your day-to-day allergy and asthma practice Allergy and Asthma: Practical Diagnosis and Management is a concise guide that puts the most salient insights in allergy medicine right at your fingertips. Written by a leading allergy clinician, along with more than 40 nationally recognized expert contributors, this resource is perfect for front-line general practitioners, especially primary care physicians and allied health care providers. Inside, you'll find the most clinically relevant information on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all major allergic disorders. Features Need-to-know coverage that spans the entire scope of adult allergy and asthma--geared for real world medical practice A timely look at occupational allergies and allergies linked to unhealthy environments Organization by specific organ, which guides you to diagnostic and therapeutic solutions quickly and easily Essential chapters on the principles of diagnosis and on medications used in the management of simple and complex allergy Coverage of new complementary and alternative medicine techniques Over 100 outstanding illustrations Key concepts, management protocols, and recent references that deliver a highly accessible overview of today's allergy practice Introduction To The Immune System / Massoud Mahmoudi -- The History And Physical Examination Of The Allergic Patient / Mary Alice Murphy -- Prevalence Of Allergic Diseases In Children, Adults, And The Elderly / Massoud Mahmoudi -- Allergic Diseases Of The Eye / Eric Kavosh And Leonard Bielory -- Prevalence Of Pollens In The United States And Elsewhere / Jennifer Yoo And Massoud Mahmoudi -- Allergic Rhinitis: Diagnosis And Treatment / Dennis K. Ledford -- The Effect Of Rhinitis On Sleep, Quality Of Life, Daytime Somnolence, And Fatigue / Carah Santos And Timothy J. Craig -- Sinusitis / Kevin C. Welch And Andrew N. Goldberg -- Allergic Diseases Of The Ear / Doris Lin And Steven W. Cheung. Cough And Allergic Diseases / Eric M. Chen -- Urticaria And Angioedema / Bettina Wedi And Alexander Kapp -- Atopic Dermatitis / Satoshi Yoshida -- Allergic Contact Dermatitis / Bettina Wedi -- Pediatric Asthma / Sixto F. Guiang -- Adult Asthma / Eric C. Chenworth And Daniel E. Maddox -- Exercise-induced Asthma / Laura H. Fisher And Timothy J. Craig -- Occupational Asthma / Jonathan A. Bernstein -- Asthma And Pregnancy / Peg Strub -- Pseudoasthma : When Cough, Wheezing, And Dyspnea Are Not Asthma / Miles Weinberger And Mutasim Abu-hasan -- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis / Joshua Gibbs And Timothy J. Craig. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis / Satoshi Yoshida -- Serum Sickness And Immune Complex Disease / Michael R. Nelson -- Complement Systems And Allergy Diseases / Marianne Frieri -- Food Allergy / Oscar L. Frick -- Insect Allergy / Donald F. German -- Latex Allergy / Donald F. German -- Drug Allergy / Schuman Tam -- Smoke, Pollution, And Allergies / Haig Tcheurekdjian And Massoud Mahmoudi -- Sick Building Syndrome / Massoud Mahmoudi -- Allergy In The Elderly / Marianne Frieri -- Diagnostic Testing In Allergic Diseases / Paul Cheng -- Primary Immunodeficiencies / Pedro C. Avila -- Hiv Infection / Mitchell H. Katz And Andrew R. Zolopa. Complementary And Alternative Medicine In The Treatment Of Allergic And Asthmatic Disease / Jennifer Heimall And Leonard Bielory -- Nutrition, Diet, And Allergic Diseases / Avraham Giannini -- Prevention And Control Measures In The Management Of Allergic Diseases / Shuba Rajashri Iyengar And Massoud Mahmoudi -- Antihistamines And Mast Cell Stabilizers / Giselle S. Mosnaim And Timothy J. Craig -- Bronchodilators / Jennifer S. Kim And Rachel E. Story -- Glucocorticoids / Joseph D. Spahn -- Anti-immunoglobulin E Therapy / Kari C. Nadeau -- Allergy Immunotherapy / Jeffrey R. Stokes And Thomas B. Casale -- Anaphylaxis And Its Management / Sharon E. Leonard And Lawrence Schwartz. Edited By Massoud Mahmoudi. Title From Pdf Title Page (viewed Jan. 10, 2008). A Lange Medical Book. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Clear, authoritative guidance for your day-to-day allergy and asthma practice Allergy and Asthma: Practical Diagnosis and Management is a concise guide that puts the most salient insights in allergy medicine right at your fingertips. Written by a leading allergy clinician, along with 30 nationally recognized expert contributors, this resource is perfect for front-line general practitioners, especially primary care physicians and allied health care providers. Inside, you'll find the most clinically relevant information on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all major allergic disorders. Features Need-to-know coverage that spans the entire scope of adult allergy and asthma-geared for real world medical practice A timely look at occupational allergies and allergies linked to unhealthy environments Organization by specific organ, which guides you to diagnostic and therapeutic solutions quickly and easily Essential chapters on the principles of diagnosis and on medications used in the management of simple and complex allergy Coverage of new complementary and alternative medicine techniques in the management of allergic disorders Over 100 outstanding illustrations Key concepts, management protocols, and recent references that deliver s a highly accessible overview of today's allergy practice Publisher's Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Clear, authoritative guidance for your day-to-day allergy and asthma practice Allergy and Practical Diagnosis and Management is a concise guide that puts the most salient insights in allergy medicine right at your fingertips. Written by a leading allergy clinician, along with more than 40 nationally recognized expert contributors, this resource is perfect for front-line general practitioners, especially primary care physicians and allied health care providers. Inside, you'll find the most clinically relevant information on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all major allergic disorders. Features