Asthma Fast Facts - Couverture souple

Holgate MD DSc FMedSci, Professor Stephen T.; Douglass M.D., Jo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1903734541 ISBN 13 : 9781903734544

Editeur : Health Press Limited, 2006

Synopsis

Asthma can be a distressing condition for all sufferers and their families. It can vary from mild and intermittent to severe and persistent, and it is potentially fatal. Worldwide, asthma and allied allergic disorders are increasing in incidence and possibly in severity. The primary care physician plays a pivotal role in making a diagnosis of asthma and proving the correct treatment. Well-informed primary care personnel can therefore mean the difference between a relatively normal life and one of considerable misery for people with asthma. Fast Facts - Asthma, written by two internationally recognised experts, has been fully updated for the second edition, and bases its recommendations on the revised Workshop Report of the Global Initiative for Asthma. This book will prove invaluable to all healthcare professionals wishing to improve the lies of those affected by the disorder.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Fast Facts: Asthma , second edition Studies throughout the world indicate that asthma and allied allergic disorders are increasing in incidence and possibly in severity . However, if asthma is correctly diagnosed and properly treated, most patients can lead a normal life, although many will need to take regular medications to do so. This new edition of Fast Facts: Asthma distils the essential features of the latest international guidelines to offer primary care specialists an up-to-date and focused review of this disorder from diagnosis, prevention and management through to patient education and follow-up. Updated throughout to reflect revised guidelines issued by GINA (Global Initiative in Asthma) An expert guide to diagnosis and modern therapeutics Practical, applied information designed to improve treatment and avoid troublesome symptoms; avoid serious attack; reduce dependence on reliever medication; achieve near-normal lung function, and improve quality of life Contents Introduction; Pathophysiology; Epidemiology and natural history; Diagnosis and classification; Management; Prevention of Asthma attacks; Exercise-induced asthma; Future trends

Revue de presse

Suitable for all practioners, from the novice to the more experienced ... concise, well written and illustrated, colourful, informative and factual ... a no-nonsense, common-sense approach to what is a common problem in primary care. Buy it for yourself... but be careful your colleagues don't borrow it indefinitely.' --Primary Health Care, 2007

'This is a useful book which should have a place on the bookshelves of general practitioners, practice nurses and other health professionals involved in asthma care.' --The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Health Press Limited
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1903734541
• ISBN 13: 9781903734544
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible