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Fast Facts: Asthma
Author: Stephen T. Holgate
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Published: 2013-03-27
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 190854113X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'Fast Facts: Asthma' delivers a clear practical message – improved asthma control can be achieved through efficient commonsense delivery of asthma care, alongside strategies that improve patient self-management and medication use. This fully updated fourth edition examines the essentials of good asthma care, distilled from the latest international guidelines and best available evidence, including: • Accurate asthma diagnosis • Identification and control of factors that increase the risk of exacerbations • Effective delivery of inhaled medication • The recommended stepwise approach to asthma treatment • Questions to ask before diagnosing refractory asthma • Inflammation-guided therapy • Recognition and treatment of acute asthma attacks • Strategies to improve adherence to asthma treatment The easy-reference format of this concise, well-illustrated handbook is ideal for general practitioners, asthma nurses, medical students and asthma educators seeking a practical overview of good asthma care that will help with individualized management plans and patient education, and improve outcomes and quality of life for the very many people living with asthma. Contents: • Pathophysiology • Epidemiology and natural history • Diagnosis and classification • Management • Refractory asthma • Acute asthma attacks • Preventing asthma attacks • Exercise-induced asthma • Developments • Useful resources
Fast Facts: Asthma
Author: Jo A. Douglass
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Published: 2021-04-29
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 1912776618
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Asthma is the world’s most common chronic respiratory condition, affecting over 350 million people worldwide and inflicting a heavy individual, social and economic burden of disease. In this rapidly changing field, a plethora of new inhaled therapies and devices have emerged, as well as a better understanding of disease phenotyping and biology. This fully updated fifth edition of 'Fast Facts: Asthma' discusses recent trends in an easy-reference format, while highlighting imminent new developments, to provide a valuable resource for general practitioners, specialist asthma nurses and others with a keen interest in improving the outcomes of the very many people living with asthma. Table of Contents: • Pathophysiology • Epidemiology, etiology and natural history • Diagnosis and classification • Asthma medications • Management principles • Severe and refractory asthma • Acute asthma attacks • Preventing asthma attacks • Asthma in special circumstances • Developments
Fast Facts: Asthma for Patients and their Supporters
Author: J. Harrington
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Published: 2020-01-28
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1912776650
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Asthma is a long-term condition that reduces the amount of air flowing in and out of the lungs. Whether your symptoms are mild, difficult-to-control or severe, it is important to be in control of your asthma. The information in this booklet is designed to help you and your family better understand the condition, what triggers it and how to treat it. It includes clear instructions for good inhaler technique and emphasizes the importance of having an Asthma Action Plan in place so that you know: • when and how often to take your treatment • how to tell if your symptoms are getting worse • what to do when your symptoms get worse. With simple clear illustrations, explanation of medical terms and space to write down the questions you want to ask your doctor or nurse, this resource will help you take control of your asthma. Contents: • What is asthma? • What causes asthma? • What are the symptoms of asthma? • What are the tests for asthma? • What medications are used to treat asthma? • Inhalers and spacers • Your Asthma Action Plan • How do I prevent an asthma attack? • How do I manage an asthma attack? • Difficult-to-control asthma • Severe asthma • Treatment of severe asthma • Exercise-induced asthma • Occupational asthma • Asthma in older people • Asthma in pregnancy • Asthma in children
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Fast Facts: Respiratory Allergies
Author: Janet Rimmer
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Published: 2021-03-05
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13: 3318068004
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Allergic rhinitis, rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma are some of the most common presenting problems in clinical practice. While standard pharmacotherapy can control the symptoms of these respiratory allergies in most cases, accurate and specific diagnosis enables the implementation of allergen avoidance and allergen-specific immunotherapy. 'Fast Facts: Respiratory Allergies' provides: • the basic principles of allergy and its role in these common respiratory conditions • a better understanding of the distribution and seasonality of aeroallergens • the tools to obtain a comprehensive respiratory allergy history • an overview of diagnostic tests and the latest treatment options. This handy, fast-reference resource is ideal for all primary care providers, general internal medicine doctors and allied health professionals looking to reduce their patients’ medication requirements and treatment side effects and ultimately improve their quality of life. Table of Contents: • Epidemiology, etiology and pathophysiology • Aeroallergens • Diagnosis • Management • Delivery of medication • Future directions
Asthma Fast Facts for Parents & Kids 6 Years to 11 Years
Author: Gracie and Kenje
Publisher: Xulon Press
Published: 2019-01-25
Total Pages: 22
ISBN-13: 9781545658246
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Asthma Fast Facts for Parents and kids 6-11 years is a book designed to be used by parents, caregivers, teachers and other individuals to teach young children about asthma at home, school, church health sessions, group gatherings such as parties, fairs and anywhere else where learning about asthma is necessary and learning can be made fun. The book is designed to be used with or without supervision and can be given as a gift. The structure of the book with the activities and narrative will empower the child with tools for effective asthma management. It includes child friendly activities such as fill in the blanks, word puzzle, identifying triggers of asthma by pictures, a picture to find where dust mites are found in the bedroom. It addresses the treatment of asthma and the appropriate use of the inhalers, spacer and peak flow meter. It explains the use of the medical device called the Spirometry. Asthma Fast Facts contains an Asthma Action Plan that can be used to improve asthma management. It addresses exercise and asthma and how to take care of your body. It also includes a Childhood Asthma Control Test for the child to complete. The test result can indicate whether or not the child's asthma is under control. The asthma plan and test result can be discussed with the child's physician to improve asthma management. The 'Know your asthma words' page defines words associated with asthma and its treatment making 'asthma talk' easy to understand. With the continual review of the book, the child would improve asthma management skills which may result in fewer attacks and fewer interruptions in daily activities. The Asthma Fast Fact Book was written by Gracia Wheatley-Smith a pharmacist and graphic artist Kenya Jeffers of the British Virgin Islands.
Asthma
Author: S. T. Holgate
Publisher: Health Press (UK)
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781903734544
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Worldwide studies 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. This new edition distils the essential features of the latest international guidelines to offer primary care physicians an up-to-date and focused review of this disorder from diagnosis, prevention and management through to patient education and follow-up.
Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
