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Asthma in the Elderly, Vol. 108

Author: Robert A. Barbee
Published: August 1997
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
ISBN: 0824798708
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 288
 
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This invaluable clinical resource furnishes a comprehensive review of asthma in the older patient - covering pathology, physiology, immunology, diagnostic problems, and management. Containing over 1100 bibliographic citations for more in-depth exploration of particular topics, Asthma in the Elderly is a practical guide for pulmonologists and pulmonary disease specialists; clinical allergists; geriatricians; internists; chest, intensive care, primary care, and family practice physicians; respiratory therapists; physiologists; pathologists; cell and molecular biologists; and medical school students in these disciplines.


Table of Contents:


Introduction
Preface
Contributors
1 Epidemiology and Natural History 1
2 The Role of Allergy and Airway Inflammation 33
3 Pathology of Asthma in the Elderly 53
4 Physiology of the Aging Lung 69
5 Differential Diagnosis of Asthma in the Elderly 93
6 Management Overview: Special Considerations for the Elderly 121
7 Pharmacological Management of Asthma in the Elderly 135
8 Management of Acute Exacerbations in the Elderly Asthmatic 183
9 Patient Education: Creating Partnership Care 203
10 Coexisting Conditions that Complicate Asthma Management in the Elderly 219
Author Index 259
Subject Index 285


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