Allergic diseases : diagnosis and treatment / edited by Phil Lieberman and John A. Anderson.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Lieberman, Phil L.
• Anderson, John A. (John Albert), 1935-

Series:

• Current clinical practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Allergy.
• Hypersensitivity--diagnosis.
• Hypersensitivity--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

• Hypersensitivity--diagnosis.
• Hypersensitivity--therapy.

Physical Description:

xii, 474 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana, [2000]

Summary:

The authors have updated and expanded their widely acclaimed book with new chapters on antihistamines, on antileukotrienes, and on the common problem of treating the child who experiences recurrent respiratory tract infection. Written by distinguished clinicians, this concise and easy-to-read guide is designed to help primary care physicians, pediatricians, internists, and other specialists with the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of their allergic patients. "Summary Boxes," "Clinical Pearl Boxes," and numerous treatment algorithms help time-pressured physicians to quickly grasp therapeutic situations and determine the best and most effective treatment options. Comprehensive and highly practical, this new 2nd edition of Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment offers physicians a completely up-to-date, user friendly approach to optimal diagnosis and treatment of their allergic patients-a gold standard reference of special value in every practice.

Contents:

• 1 Allergic Disease: Pathophysiology and Immunopathology / Mark H. Moss, MD, Randy J. Horwitz, MD, PHD, Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., MD 1
• 2 Approach to the Allergic Patient / Bruce L. Wolf, MD 17
• 3 Diagnostic Tests in Allergy / Dennis R. Ownby, MD 29
• 4 Environmental Allergens / Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Peyton A. Eggleston, MD 41
• 5 Anaphylaxis / Lori Kagy, MD, Michael S. Blaiss, MD 53
• 6 Insect Sting Allergy / Robert E. Reisman, MD 73
• 7 The Child with Asthma: Evaluation and Treatment / Gail G. Shapiro, MD, C. Warren Bierman, MD, Frank S. Virant, MD 85
• 8 Asthma in Adults: Diagnosis and Management / Michael A. Kaliner, MD 123
• 9 Rhinitis / Dennis K. Ledford, MD 159
• 10 Sinusitis and Otitis Media / Jonathan Corren, MD, Gary S. Rachelefsky, MD 183
• 11 Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Allergy / Leonard Bielory, MD 195
• 12 Urticaria and Angioedema / Albert F. Finn, Jr., MD 213
• 13 Atopic Dermatitis / Stacie M. Jones, MD, A. Wesley Burks, MD 231
• 14 Contact Dermatitis and Other Contact Reactions / Jere D. Guin, MD 261
• 15 Food Allergy and Intolerance / John A. Anderson, MD 283
• 16 Allergic and Allergic-Like Reactions to Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents / John A. Anderson, MD 303
• 17 Antihistamines / Phil Lieberman, MD 323
• 18 [beta]-Adrenergic Agonists / Clifton T. Furukawa, MD 337
• 19 Theophylline / Elliot F. Ellis, MD 345
• 20 Antileukotriene Agents in the Management of Asthma / Sheldon L. Spector, MD 361
• 21 Cromolyn and Nedocromil: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Therapy for Asthma and Other Allergic Diseases / Stephen F. Kemp, MD 367
• 22 Anticholinergic Agents in Respiratory Diseases / Juan L. Rodriguez, MD 377
• 23 Glucocorticoid Therapy in Asthma / Joseph D. Spahn, MD, Stanley J. Szefler, MD 385
• 24 Environmental Control of Respiratory Irritants and Allergens / Edward M. Zoratti, MD 405
• 25 Allergen Immunotherapy / Roger W. Fox, MD, Richard F. Lockey, MD 421
• 26 Controversies in Allergy and Allergy-Like Diseases / Abba I. Terr, MD 437
• 27 The Patient With 'Too Many Infections': Diagnostic Approach / Mary E. Paul, MD, William T. Shearer, MD, PHD 445.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0896036855

OCLC:

43322538