Childhood asthma and other wheezing disorders / edited by Michael Silverman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silverman, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asthma in children.

Pediatric respiratory diseases.

Asthma.

Infant.

Child.

Respiratory Tract Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Asthma.

Infant.

Child.

Respiratory Tract Diseases.

Physical Description:

xii, 484 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Arnold ; New York : Co-published in the USA by Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

This comprehensive account of the biological basis and clinical management of childhood asthma and other wheezing disorders brings together all the aspects necessary for full understanding by the trainee or practising respiratory physician, paediatrician or specialist nurse or therapist. The text reviews the nature of childhood asthma, its developmental and biological origins and its impact both for the individual and for society. In each section the scientific background is brought together with comprehensive clinical information, reviewed where possible with an evidence base in mind, providing the reader with informed guidance to best practice. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this second edition reflects the significant developments that have occurred in the field during recent years. Advances in medical genetics are discussed, new techniques for investigation of inflammatory processes and for the evaluation of the impact of childhood asthma are described fully, additional information on the aetiology of this condition is provided, and the pharmacology section includes a description of the leukotriene receptor agonists, the first novel drug therapy to emerge for 20 years. An entirely new section devoted to 'asthma around the world' including personal perspectives from clinicians from Japan, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere has also been added. The book continues to place childhood asthma in a wider social context, with sections on teaching and training for health professionals outside the hospital setting and the delivery of care in the community. It remains essential reading for all paediatricians and respiratory physicians in training and in practice and will also provide invaluable reference material for other healthcare professionals caring for babies, children and adolescents with asthma and wheezing disorders.

Contents:

2 Epidemiology and public health / Michael Kabesch, Erika von Mutius 9

3 The natural history of asthma during childhood / Fernando D Martinez 29

4a Structural development / Alison A Hislop, Hitesh C Pandya 37

4b Developmental physiology / Karen E Willet, Peter D Sly 57

4c Postnatal maturation of immune and inflammatory functions / Patrick G Holt 69

4d Genetics / Peter N le Souef 85

5 Remodelling and inflammation / William R Roche, Peter K Jeffery 93

6a The clinical features and their assessment / Sheila McKenzie 106

6b Lung function / Peter D Sly, Felicity S Flack 125

6c Bronchial responsiveness / Nicola Wilson, Michael Silverman 144

6d Inflammation / Jonathan Grigg 173

6e Impact of asthma on child and family / Liesl M Osman 183

7a Allergy / Jill A Warner, John O Warner 195

7b Viral infection / Ian Balfour-Lynn, Peter Openshaw 205

7c Gastroesophageal reflux / Isi Dab, Anne Malfroot 222

7d Food intolerance / Nicola Wilson 229

7e Passive smoking / Jonathan M Couriel 239

8a Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics / Soren Pedersen, Hans Bisgaard 247

8b Aerosols and other devices / Soren Pedersen, Chris O'Callaghan 290

9 Wheezing disorders in infants and young children / Michael Silverman 307

10 The management of asthma in school-children / John F Price 333

11 Asthma in young people / Susan M Sawyer 351

12 The management of acute severe asthma / Warren Lenney, John Alexander 359

13a Unusual syndromes and asthma complicating other disorders / Robert Dinwiddie 376

13b Prematurity and asthma / Anne Milner, Anthony Milner 383

13c Psychological factors / Per A Gustafson, Bryan Lask 392

14 Preventing asthma / John O Warner, Jill A Warner 401

15 Growth and puberty in asthma / George Russell, Mustafa Osman 414

16 Asthma in primary care / Trisha Weller, Kevin Jones 431

17a Sub-Saharan Africa / Ezekiel M Wafula 440

17b Indian subcontinent / S Noel Narayanan 443

17c Latin America / Alejandro M Teper, Carlos D Kofman 445

17d Japan / Yoji likura 448

17e Hong Kong / KN Chan 451

17f The Caribbean / Jennifer M Knight-Madden 453

18 Education of children, parents, health professionals and others / James Y Paton 455

Appendix Reference data / Isobel M Brookes 469.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0340763183

OCLC:

51169337