Short description The ABC of Asthma is a concise, up-to-date overview of all aspects of asthma and includes two new chapters focussing on GP practice issues including clinical management and organisation of asthma care. It is ideal for junior doctors and medical students.
From the contents Preface.
Asthma in Adults (John Rees).
1 Definition and Pathology.
2 Prevalence.
3 Diagnostic Testing and Monitoring.
4 Clinical Course.
5 Precipitating Factors.
6 General Management of Chronic Asthma.
7 Treatment of Chronic Asthma.
8 General Management of Acute Asthma.
9 Treatment of Acute Asthma.
10 Methods of Delivering Drugs.
Asthma in Children (Dipak Kanabar).
11 Definition, Prevalence and Prevention.
12 Patterns of Illness and Diagnosis.
13 Treatment.
14 Pharmacological Therapies for Asthma.
15 Acute Severe Asthma.
General Practice (Shriti Pattani).
16 Clinical Aspects of Managing Asthma in Primary Care.
