This note covers
the following topics: Asthma classification, Risk Factors for Developing Asthma,
Pathology of Asthma, Asthma Inflammation, Pathological changes, Diagnosis, Key
indicators for considering a diagnosis of asthma, Routine Investigations, Goals
of Asthma Therapy, Asthma Management and Prevention Program, Influenza
Vaccination, Asthma drug classification, Corticosteroid Side Effects.
Author(s): The Government Medical College, Chandigrah
Asthma is a severe and growing threat affecting both children and
adults in both developing and developed world, currently affecting approximately
8% of US population. This book aims to update the paradigm shifts in precision
medicine of asthma diagnosis and management, driven by underlying phenotypes or
endotypes.
Author(s): Kuan-Hsiang Gary Huang and Chen Hsuan
Sherry Tsai
The chapters in this book are
selected topics of current interest in lung inflammation. It explains about Lung
inflammation involves an array of mechanisms to defend the lung against
extrinsic agents like pathogens, toxins, pollutants, irritants, and allergens in
the environment and to repair injured tissue.
This book covers the following topics: Approach to the Pulmonary
Patient, Symptoms of Pulmonary Disorders, Tests of Pulmonary Function (PFT),
Diagnostic Pulmonary Procedures, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Asthma and Related
Disorders, Acute Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Lung Abscess, Interstitial Lung
Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension, Mediastinal and Pleural Disorders and Tumors
of the Lungs.
Tuberculosis
(TB) is an infectious airborne disease, is a major global health problem.
The goal this guide is to eliminate TB as a public health problem and, ultimately, to secure a world free of TB.