| Description |
xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 108 |
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Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 108
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| Contents |
Introduction / Claude Lenfant -- 1. Epidemiology and Natural History / Robert A. Barbee -- 2. The Role of Allergy and Airway Inflammation / Charles E. Reed -- 3. Pathology of Asthma in the Elderly / Richard E. Sobonya -- 4. Physiology of the Aging Lung / Paul L. Enright and Joseph R. Rodarte -- 5. Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in the Elderly / Tahir Ahmed, Bruce P. Krieger and Adam Wanner -- 6. Management Overview: Special Considerations for the Elderly / Connie L. Kohler, E. A. Gallagher and Rick Player [et al.] -- 7. Pharmacological Management of Asthma in the Elderly / John W. Bloom -- 8. Management of Acute Exacerbations in the Elderly Asthmatic / Susan K. Pingleton -- 9. Patient Education: Creating Partnership Care / Gayle A. Traver -- 10. Coexisting Conditions that Complicate Asthma Management in the Elderly / Henry Gong, Jr |
| Summary |
This invaluable clinical resource furnishes a comprehensive review of asthma in the older patient - covering pathology, physiology, immunology, diagnostic problems, and management. Containing over 1100 bibliographic citations for more in-depth exploration of particular topics, Asthma in the Elderly is a practical guide for pulmonologists and pulmonary disease specialists; clinical allergists; geriatricians; internists; chest, intensive care, primary care, and family practice physicians; respiratory therapists; physiologists; pathologists; cell and molecular biologists; and medical school students in these disciplines |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Asthma in old age.
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Asthma.
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Aged.
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Asthma.
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| Author |
Barbee, Robert A.
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Bloom, John W., 1945-
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| LC no. |
97022376 |
| ISBN |
0824798708 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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