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Everything
you wanted to Know about Asthma
by Dr. Ashok Birbal-Jain & Dr. Aruna A
Birbal Jain
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| Book
Format: Paperback |
| Publisher:
Pustak
Mahal |
| Year
of publication: 2004 |
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U.S $ 6.95 |
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SYNOPSIS
The care of asthma
is a team effort involving you and your physician.
This book cannot and is not meant to replace your
physician.
This book embodies
the approach to the management of asthma at the
Centre for Diabetes, Heart and Asthma Care.
Different physicians may approach some aspects of
asthma care is ways that differ from those in this
book. While most teams are in close agreement
regarding the GENERAL PRINICIPLES of asthma
management, they may differ on the Details. There
can be more than one “right” way to approach a
specific issue in asthma management.
Always remain in
touch with your physician, and bring any questions
you may have about the material in this book to his
attention.
CONTENTS
| Preface |
7 |
| Prologue |
9 |
| Introduction |
11 |
| The
Mechanism of Asthma |
18 |
| Signs and
Symptoms of Asthma |
22 |
| Risk Factor
for Asthma |
25 |
| The Natural
History of Asthma |
39 |
| The
Diagnosis of Asthma |
42 |
| Peak Flow
Meter |
49 |
| Grading the
Severity of Asthma |
51 |
| Treatment of
Asthma |
54 |
| Drugs Used
in the Management of Asthma |
57 |
| Stepwise
Approach to Therapy |
68 |
| Managing
Acute Asthma |
71 |
| Treatment of
Atypical Presentations of Asthma |
77 |
| Asthma in
special Situations |
81 |
| Exercise-induced
Asthma |
91 |
| Inhalation
Theory |
98 |
| Traveling
and Asthma |
106 |
| Prevention
of Asthma |
108 |
| Yoga in the
Management of Asthma |
115 |
| Treatment of
Asthma by Nature Cure |
119 |
| Ayurvedic
Treatment of Asthma |
122 |
| Management
of Asthma by Homeopathy |
126 |
| An
Integrated Approach to the Management of
Asthma |
133 |
| Appendix |
137 |
| List of
Agents Causing Occupational Asthma |
138 |
| Drugs Used
in the Management of Asthma |
141 |
| Doses of
Medicines Used in Asthma Treatment |
157 |
| Stepwise
Approach to Therapy |
161 |
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