ALLERGY AND ASTHMA. PRACTICAL DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. 2ND EDITION

1. Introduction to Immune System
2. The History and Physical Examination of the Allergic Patient
3. Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in Children, Adults, and Elderly
4. Allergic Diseases of the Eye
5. Prevalence of Pollens in the United States and Elsewhere
6. Allergic Rhinitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
7. The Effect of Rhinitis on Sleep, Quality of Life, Daytime Somnolence, and Fatigue
8. Sinusitis
9. Allergic Diseases of the Ear
10. Cough and Allergic Diseases
11. Urticaria and Angioedema
12. Atopic Dermatitis
13. Allergic Contact Dermatitis
14. Pediatric Asthma
15. Adult Asthma
16. Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
17. Occupational Asthma
18. Asthma and Pregnancy
19. Asthma and Pseudo-Asthma
20. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
21. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
22. Serum Sickness
23. Complement Systems and Allergy Diseases
24. Food Allergy
25. Insect Allergy
26. Latex Allergy
27. Drug Allergy
28. Smoke, Pollution, and Allergy
29. Sick Building Syndrome
30. Allergy in the Elderly
31. Diagnostic Testing in Allergic Diseases
32. Primary Immunodeficiencies
33. HIV Infection
34. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Allergic and Asthmatic Disease
35. Nutrition, Diet, and Allergic Diseases
36. Prevention and Control Measures in Management of Allergic Diseases
37. Antihistamines and Mast Cell Stabilizers
38. Bronchodilators
39. Glucocorticoids
40. Anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) Therapy
41. Allergy Immunotherapy
42. Anaphylaxis and Its Management

This highly practical, easy-to-read, fully updated and expanded resource offers a wide range of targeted guidelines and insights in allergy medicine. Written by a leading allergy clinician -- along with a renowned group of nationally recognized expert contributors in allergy and immunology, pulmonary, and infectious diseases -- this title is a proven resource for front-line general practitioners, especially primary care physicians. The most clinically relevant information is provided on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all major allergic disorders. Each chapter has a section on “Evidence-Based Medicine” that introduces one to two recent research publications on the subject, and several chapters have been written by new authors. Covering the entire scope of adult and pediatric allergy and asthma and organized by specific organ which guides the reader to diagnostic and therapeutic solutions quickly and easily, the book offers a wealth of outstanding illustrations, key concepts, management protocols, and updated references. An invaluable contribution to the field, Allergy and Asthma: Practical Diagnosis and Management, 2ndEdition will be of immense value not only to primary care physicians, but also to fellows in training, residents, nurses, nurse practitioners, and medical and allied health students.

Features
• Concise, easy to read resource containing numerous practical points
• Written by leading allergists
• Covers full range of allergic diseases, including immunologic aspects, with a unique evidence-based medicine approach

Author
Massoud Mahmoudi, DO, PhD Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Medicine Division of Allergy and Immunology University of California, San Francisco Chairman, Department of Medicine Community Hospital of Los Gatos Los Gatos, CA