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The new edition of this best selling ABC has been updated to include the new British Thoracic Society guidelines published in 2003 on the management of asthma. Concise and highly illustrated, the book includes chapters on leukotriene antagonists and long beta agonists. The main topics included in the text cover the organisation of asthma care, prognosis, management of adolescents and infant asthma. An essential text for GPs, medical students, nurses and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in both adults and children.
| ISBN | 0727918605 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780727918604
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 286 | | Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | | Published in | London | | Imprint | BMJ Books | | Series title | ABC S. | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780727912619 | | Publication date | 15 Dec 2005 | | Height (mm) | 297 | | Library of Congress | RC591 | | Width (mm) | 208 | | DEWEY | 616.238 | | Spine width (mm) | 6 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 80 | |
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| | | Asthma in adults by John Rees | | | | 1 | | Definition and pathology | | 1 | | 2 | | Prevalence | | 5 | | 3 | | Diagnostic testing and monitoring | | 8 | | 4 | | Clinical course | | 14 | | 5 | | Precipitating factors | | 18 | | 6 | | General management of acute asthma | | 25 | | 7 | | Treatment of acute asthma | | 28 | | 8 | | General management of chronic asthma | | 33 | | 9 | | Treatment of chronic asthma | | 36 | | 10 | | Methods of delivering drugs | | 43 | | | | Asthma in children by Dipak Kanabar | | | | 11 | | Definition, prevalence, and prevention | | 46 | | 12 | | Patterns of illness and diagnosis | | 51 | | 13 | | Treatment | | 55 | | 14 | | Drug treatment | | 56 | | 15 | | Acute severe asthma | | 61 | | App | | Personal asthma action plan | | 63 |
"Peerless as a simple review of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of asthma in adults and children." Journal of the Royal College of Physicians "It contains a wealth of valuable information ... If it was sufficiently widely read and acted upon, the management of asthma would be greatly improved." Journal of the Irish Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons "The ABC of Asthma is unchallenged in its simplicity and yet retains its value as a comprehensive guide ... Very highly recommended." Continuing Medical Education  Be the first to write a customer review
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