Patterson's allergic diseases /
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| Edition: | 7th ed. |
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| Imprint: | Baltimore, MD : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009. |
| Description: | xxi, 713 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7790036 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I. The Immune System: Biologic and Clinical Aspects
- 1. Review of Immunology
- 2. Immunology of IgE-mediated and Other Hypersensitivity Responses
- 3. Biochemical Mediators of Allergic Reactions
- 4. Evaluation and Management of Immune Deficiency in Allergy Practice
- 5. Evaluation of Eosinophilia
- Section II. Pathogenic and Environmental Aspects in Allergy and Asthma
- 6. Allergens and Other Factors Important in Atopic Disease
- 7. Airborne Pollen Prevalence in the United States
- Section III. Principles of Evaluation and Treatment
- 8. Diagnosis of Immediate Hypersensitivity
- 9. Physiologic and Biologic Evaluation of Allergic Lung Diseases
- 10. Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Diseases of the Upper Airway
- 11. Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Diseases of the Lower Airway
- 12. Chronic Rhinosinusitis Role of Rhinoscopy and Surgery
- 13. Principles of Immunologic Management of Allergic Diseases Due to Extrinsic Antigens
- Section IV. Anaphylaxis and Other Generalized Hypersensitivity
- 14. Anaphylaxis
- 15. Allergy to Stinging Insects
- 16. Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- 17. Drug Allergy
- Part A. Introduction, Epidemiology, Classification of Adverse Reactions, Immunochemical Basis, Risk Factors, Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Drug Allergy, Patient Management Considerations
- Part B. Allergic Reactions to Individual Drugs: Low Molecular Weight
- Part C. Immunologic Reactions to High-Molecular-Weight Therapeutic Agents
- 18. Food Allergies
- Section V. Asthma
- 19. Asthma
- 20. The Infant and Toddler with Asthma
- 21. Management of Acute Severe Asthma
- 22. Asthma Clinical Trials
- Section VI. Other Immunologic Pulmonary Disease
- 23. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- 24. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
- 25. Occupational Immunologic Lung Disease
- Section VII. Upper Respiratory Tract Disease
- 26. Allergic Rhinitis
- 27. Nasal Polyposis, Sinusitis, and Nonallergic Rhinitis
- 28. Allergic Diseases of the Eye and Ear
- Section VIII. Cutaneous Allergic Disease
- 29. Atopic Dermatitis
- 30. Contact Dermatitis
- 31. Urticaria, Angioedema, and Hereditary Angioedema
- 32. Approach to the Patient with Pruritus
- Section IX. Pharmacology
- 33. Antihistamines
- 34. ß Agonists
- 35. Corticosteroids in Treatment of Allergic Diseases
- 36. Other Antiallergic Drugs: Cromolyn, Nedocromil, Antileukotrienes, Anticholinergics, and Theophylline
- 37. Delivery Devices for Inhaled Medications
- 38. Novel Immunologic Therapies
- Section X. Special Situations
- 39. Allergic Disorders and Pregnancy
- 40. Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- 41. Chronic Cough
- 42. Sleep Disorders in the Allergic Patient
- 43. Management of the Psychologically Complicated Patient
- 44. Controversial and Unproved Methods in Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment
- Index
