Allergy and asthma : practical diagnosis and management /

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Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 689 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Allergy -- Diagnosis. Allergy -- Treatment. Asthma -- Diagnosis. Asthma -- Treatment. Allergy -- Diagnosis. Allergy -- Treatment. Asthma -- Diagnosis. Asthma -- Treatment. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11263379

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Other authors / contributors:	Mahmoudi, Massoud, editor.
ISBN:	9783319308357 3319308351 3319308335 9783319308333 9783319308333
Notes:	Includes index. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 15, 2016).
Summary:	This highly practical, easy-to-read, fully updated and expanded resource offers a wide range of targeted guidelines and insights in allergy medicine. Written by a leading allergy clinician -- along with a renowned group of nationally recognized expert contributors in allergy and immunology, pulmonary, and infectious diseases -- this title is a proven resource for front-line general practitioners, especially primary care physicians. The most clinically relevant information is provided on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all major allergic disorders. Each chapter has a section on "Evidence-Based Medicine" that introduces one to two recent research publications on the subject, and several chapters have been written by new authors. Covering the entire scope of adult and pediatric allergy and asthma and organized by specific organ which guides the reader to diagnostic and therapeutic solutions quickly and easily, the book offers a wealth of outstanding illustrations, key concepts, management protocols, and updated references. An invaluable contribution to the field, Allergy and Asthma: Practical Diagnosis and Management, 2nd Edition will be of immense value not only to primary care physicians, but also to fellows in training, residents, nurses, nurse practitioners, and medical and allied health students.
Other form:	Print version: Allergy and asthma : practical diagnosis and management. Second edition. [Cham], Switzerland : Springer, ©2016 xv, 689 pages 9783319308333

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction to Immune System
Chapter 2 The History and Physical Examination of the Allergic Patient
Chapter 3 Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in Children, adults and Elderly
Chapter 4 Allergic Diseases of the Eye
Chapter 5 Prevalence of Pollens in the United States and Elsewhere
Chapter 6 Allergic Rhinitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 7 The Effect of Rhinitis on Sleep, Quality of Life, Daytime Somnolence, and Fatigue
Chapter 8 Sinusitis
Chapter 9 Allergic Diseases of the Ear
Chapter 10 Cough and Allergic Diseases
Chapter 11 Urticaria and Angioedema
Chapter 12 Atopic Dermatitis
Chapter 13 Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Chapter 14 Pediatric Asthma
Chapter 15 Adult Asthma
Chapter 16 Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Chapter 17 Occupational Asthma
Chapter 18 Asthma and Pregnancy
Chapter 19 Asthma and Pseudo-asthma
Chapter 20 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Chapter 21 All Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Chapter 22 Serum Sickness
Chapter 23 Complement Systems and Allergy Diseases
Chapter 24 Food Allergy
Chapter 25 Insect Allergy
Chapter 26 Latex Allergy
Chapter 27 Drug Allergy
Chapter 28 Smoke, Pollution, and Allergy
Chapter 29 Sick Building Syndrome
Chapter 30 Allergy in the Elderly
Chapter 31 Diagnostic Testing in Allergic Diseases
Chapter 32 Primary Immunodeficiencies
Chapter 33 HIV Infection
Chapter 34 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in treatment of Allergic and Asthmatic Disease
Chapter 35 Nutrition, Diet and Allergic Diseases
Chapter 36 Prevention and Control Measures in Management of Allergic Diseases
Chapter 37 Antihistamines and Mast Cell Stabilizers
Chapter 38 Bronchodilators
Chapter 39 Glucocorticoids
Chapter 40 Anti-Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Therapy
Chapter 41 Allergy Immunotherapy
Chapter 42 Anaphylaxis and Its Management.

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