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
Cough is the most
common complaint for patients seeking medical attention in the United States.
This guide covers the following topics: Measuring Cough, Chronic Cough, Patient
Population, Current Treatment Strategies, Topic Refinement and Review Protocol.
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.
A book on intestinal endoscopy,
which included tracheobronchoscopy, was written by American laryngologist
Jackson Chevalier (1865-1958) of Pittsburgh in the same year. He also performed
the first removal of an endobronchial tumor through a bronchoscope in 1917 and
was the first professor of bronchoscopy at the University of Pennsylvania in
1920. Extensively illustrated classic on endoscopy.
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.