Title: A practical approach to asthma
Authors: R. Pauwels, P.D. Snashall
Editor: CBA Publishing Services
Dimensions: 21x15cm
Pages: 168
In colour
Depicted
Date of edition: 1986
Contents
ASTHMA AND THE PATIENT
Introduction
Impact of Asthma on the Individual
MECHANISMS AND CAUSES
Pathology and Pathophysiology
Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness
Causes of Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness
Bronchial Obstruction: Causes and Physiological
Consequences
Allergy in Asthma
Trigger Mechanisms in Asthma
Occupational Asthma
DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATION
Diagnosing Asthma
Investigating Asthma
THE PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Introduction to the Management of Asthma
The Mode of Administration of Anti-Asthmatic
Drugs
THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
Sympathomimetic Agents
Xanthines
Anticholinergic Agents
Sodium Cromoglycate
Ketotifen
Corticosteroids
Allergen Avoidance and Hyposensitisation
THE PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA
The Management of Acute Asthma:
General principles
The Management of Acute Asthma:
Practical application
The Long Term Treatment of Asthma:
General principles
The Long Term Treatment of Asthma:
Practical application
THE FUTURE
Whither Asthma?
