| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
xx, 591 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Health reference series |
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Health reference series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Provides basic consumer health information about diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma, including facts about coping with the disease and minimizing triggers, along with a special section on asthma in children. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
What is asthma? -- Asthma causes and risk factors -- Do dietary factors contribute to the development of asthma? -- Asthma triggers -- Asthma prevalence, health care use, and mortality in the United States -- The global burden of asthma -- Asthma attacks -- Diagnosing asthma -- Tests and procedures used to diagnose asthma -- Types of asthma -- Treating asthma symptoms -- Mild asthma : Experts differ on best course of action -- Reliever and controller medications play different roles in asthma care -- Inhaled corticosteroids -- Nonsteroidal long-term control medications -- Asthma medication delivery mechanisms -- Adverse effects related to the use of asthma medications -- Immunotherapy and asthma -- Alternative and complementary asthma therapies -- New developments in asthma treatment -- Ongoing asthma-related clinical trials -- Working with you doctor -- How to monitor your asthma -- Asthma action plan -- Minimizing indoor asthma triggers -- Managing outdoor asthma triggers -- Managing other types of asthma triggers -- Dealing with co-existing respiratory conditions -- Dealing with other co-existing conditions -- Lifestyle modification for asthma control -- Traveling with asthma -- Asthma and the law : The American with disabilities act -- Basic facts about asthma in children -- Asthma and babies -- Benefits of breastfeeding in preventing childhood asthma : A controversial issue -- Diagnosing asthma in children -- Issues in treating asthma in children -- Dealing with asthma flare-ups in children -- Helping your child get a good night's sleep with asthma and allergies -- If your child has asthma, can he or she keep a pet? -- Dealing with asthma at school -- Exercise and children with asthma -- Asthma in Teens -- Asthma and pregnancy -- Asthma in older adults -- Asthma in athletes -- Asthma and minority populations -- Asthma disproportionately affects low-income populations -- Glossary of asthma-related terms -- Directory of asthma-related resources -- Index. |
| Subject |
Asthma -- Popular works.
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| Added Author |
Judd, Sandra J.
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| ISBN |
9780780812246 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0780812247 hardcover alkaline paper |
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