Asthma

RFL: Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Public Health, Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Joy McCann Culverhouse Chair in Allergy and Immunology, University Distinguished Health Professor, Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology Clinical Research Unit, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. DKL: Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology Clinical Research Unit, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. President-Elect of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; WAO:a global resource and advocate in the field of allergy, advancing excellence in clinical care through education, research and training as a worldwide alliance of allergy and clinical immunology societies, Milwaukee, WI.

• Section 1 - Immunologic ; 1. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ; 2. Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Positive Vasculitis ; 3. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) ; 4.Immunodeficiency: Innate, Primary and Secondary ; Section 2 - Pulmonary ; 5. Sleep Apnea - Comorbid and Coexisting - in Children and the Upper Airway ; 6. Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea ; 7. COPD and Irreversible Airflow Obstruction ; 8. Bronchiectasis ; 9. Bronchiolitis ; 10. Genetic Disorders and Asthma ; 11. Other Pulmonary Abnormalities ; 12. Pneumonia - Comorbid and Co-existing ; 13. Cough ; 14. Occupational Asthma - Comorbid and Differential Diagnosis ; Section 3 - Cardiac & Cardiovascular ; 15. Adult Cardiac Conditions ; 16. Pediatric Cardiac Conditions - Coexisting and Differential Diagnosis ; 17. Pulmonary Hypertension ; Section 4 - Upper/Extrathoracic Airway ; 18. Allergic Rhinitis ; 19. Nonallergic Rhinopathies and Lower Airway Syndromes ; 20. Infectious Comorbidities of Asthma in the Upper Airway ; 21. Nasal Polyps - Comorbid ; 22. Vocal Cord Dysfunction and Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Disorder ; Section 5 - Gastrointestinal ; 23. Gastroesophageal Reflux ; Section 6 - Metabolic ; 24. Obesity and Asthma ; 25. Endocrine Disorders - Comorbid and Coexisting ; 26. Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: Comorbidities of Asthma ; 27. Pregnancy - Comorbid and Coexisting ; Section 7 - Psychological Issues ; 28. Psychological Factors - Comorbid and Coexisting ; 29. Asthma, Substance Abuse, and Tobacco Use ; Section 8 - Exercise ; 30. Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction and Asthma ; Section 9 - Environmental & Population Effects ; 31. Environmental Risk Factors in Asthma ; Section 10 - Age ; 32. Age and Asthma ; Section 11 - Food ; 33. Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis - Comorbid and Coexisting

This book, which is written by a respected group of international authors, will provide a valuable reference for both primary and secondary care clinicians as well as allied health professionals and students who are looking for succinct, up to date information to help them holistically manage their asthma patients.