Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology from Infancy to Adulthood

This thoroughly revised New Edition puts the latest advances into clear, clinical perspective - enabling readers to better diagnose and manage the immunologic, asthmatic, and allergic disorders they encounter in adult and paediatric patients. Summarizes congenital and acquired immune deficiencies, including AIDS. Simplifies drug therapy. Explains which drugs to use for various conditions, what they do, how often to use them, and more. Prompts reliable relief from allergies by clarifying causative factors, avoidance techniques, treatment methods, and prevention procedures. Discusses a full range of disease states - from upper respiratory tract diseases and occupational asthma to skin disorders and IBD. Chapters emphasize new concepts of disease etiology, diagnosis and management...including the use of new drugs. Shows readers how to approach patients with chronic respiratory symptoms. Presents NEW CHAPTERS on IgE antibody tests, bronchoprovocation, drug-induced asthma, allergies in the school, and industrial hygiene aspects of preventing occupational asthma. Includes NEW COVERAGE of AIDS, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) guidelines for treating asthma, and the most recent International Consensus. Offers NEW and EXPANDED contributions on idiopathic and exericise-induced anaphylaxis, radiocontrast, local anaesthetics, latex reactions and more. Features 2 NEW editors and dozens of new contributors.