1st Edition

Scientific Basis of Healthcare Asthma

Edited By Colin R. Martin, Victor R. Preedy Copyright 2012
    210 Pages 1 Color & 40 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The healthcare professional is now more educated, very often to the degree and masters level. Concomitantly, the demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. This volume on Asthma covers, inter alia, asthma care in primary care centers, rhinosinusitis and asthma, asthma and psychological distress, inhalation techniques for different inhalers, emergency treatment for acute asthma, therapy for elderly patients, treatment for pediatric asthma, nursing care at home and more.

    The Quality of Asthma Care within Primary Care, Mark Karaczun, Asmaa Abdelhamid, Sue Maisey and Nicholas Steel
    Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes, Mediators of Inflammation in Asthma, Neil L. Misso, Shashi Aggarwal and Philip J. Thompson
    Unsatisfactory Asthma Control, A Review, Braido Fulvio, Baiardini Ilaria, Lagasio Chiara, Sclifò Francesca, Lan-Anh Le and Canonica Giorgio Walter
    Rhinosinusitis and Asthma, Bachert Claus, Gevaert Philippe, Van Zele Thibaut and Acke Frederic
    Serious Psychological Distress and Asthma, Michael E. King
    Adherence to Guidelines—Guidelines in Acute Severe Asthma, Hannah K. Bayes and Neil C. Thomson
    Inhalation Techniques Associated with Different Devices used in the Treatment of Asthma, Masaya Takemura
    Treatment of Acute Asthma in the Emergency Setting, Thomas J. Ferro
    Nurse-led Home Visits for Difficult Asthma, Pippa Hall and Andrew Bush
    Asthma Therapy in Elderly Patients, Andrzej Bozek and Jerzy Jarzab
    Treatment of Pediatric Asthma, Kenny Yat-Choi Kwong and Peter Huynh

    Biography

    Martin, Colin R.; Preedy, Victor R.