Emergency AsthmaCRC Press, 23 feb 1999 - 620 páginas This landmark work represents the first book focusing on the acute asthmatic in the emergency department. This superb reference provides a wide range of practical yet thorough, state of the art perspectives on the evaluation and treatment of acute asthma. It features a unique collaboration between authorities in emergency medicine, intensive care, |
Índice
Chapter 1 Where Have We Been? | 1 |
Chapter 2 Where Might We Go? | 33 |
Chapter 3 Asthma Production and Biochemistry | 37 |
Chapter 4 Asthma | 47 |
Chapter 5 Epidemiology of Asthma | 59 |
Chapter 6 Allergic Asthma | 81 |
Chapter 7 Rhinitis Sinusitis and Acute Asthma | 91 |
Chapter 8 Respiratory Infections | 113 |
Chapter 21 Aminophylline | 335 |
Chapter 22 Steroids | 349 |
Chapter 23 Anticholinergics and Asthma | 369 |
Chapter 24 Magnesium | 385 |
Chapter 25 Medical Management of Severe Acute Asthma | 395 |
Chapter 26 Intubation of the Asthma Patient | 419 |
Chapter 27 Management of Acute Asthma in Children | 429 |
Chapter 28 Acute Asthma in Pregnancy | 443 |
Chapter 9 The Relationship Between Acute Asthma and Air Pollution | 127 |
Chapter 10 Premenstrual Asthma | 145 |
Chapter 11 Nocturnal Asthma | 157 |
Chapter 12 Urban Asthma | 173 |
Chapter 13 The Clinical Presentation of Acute Asthma in Adults and Children | 201 |
Chapter 14 Pulmonary Function Testing in the Emergency Department | 233 |
Chapter 15 Laboratory Roentgenographic and EKG Evaluation of Acute Asthma | 253 |
Chapter 16 Noninvasive Monitoring of Asthma | 261 |
Chapter 17 Fatal Asthma | 273 |
Chapter 18 National and International Guidelines for the Emergency Management of Adult Asthma | 289 |
Chapter 19 Management with Inhaled BETA2Agonists | 307 |
Chapter 20 Epinephrine | 321 |
Chapter 29 OutofHospital Asthma Care | 457 |
Intubated and Difcult to Ventilate | 469 |
Chapter 31 The Acute Asthmatic in the Emergency Department | 489 |
Chapter 32 The Acute Asthmatic in the Pediatric Emergency Department | 505 |
Chapter 33 Asthma and Emergency Department Observation Units | 519 |
Chapter 34 FollowUp and Prevention of Relapse in Adults After Disposition from the ED | 527 |
Chapter 35 FollowUp and Prevention of Relapse in Children After Disposition from the ED | 533 |
Chapter 36 Compliance Issues in Acute Asthma | 545 |
Chapter 37 Access the Emergency Department and Asthma | 557 |
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Back Cover | 595 |
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