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
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.
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.