Clinical Allergy and Asthma Management in Adolescents and Young Adults

Dr Ravindran Chetambath, MD, FRCP, MBA is the Professor and Head of Pulmonary Medicine at DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences, Wayanad, Kerala.Dr Venugopal Panicker, MD, DNB, DETRD, FCCP is currently the Professor & Head, Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Govt. TD Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala.

• TABLE OF CONTENTSSection-1- ALLERGY1. Biology of allergy2. Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis3. Atopic dermatitis and eczema4. Urticaria5. Hereditary angioedema6. Food allergy7. Drug allergy8. Insect allergy9. Life threatening allergy10. Allergy testingSection- 2- ASTHMA IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS11. Epidemiology of Asthma in Children and Young Adults12. Hygiene hypothesis and global increase in incidence of Asthma13. Pathophysiology of asthma14. Smoking and Vaping in young adults and its influence on asthma15.Clinical Presentation of Asthma in adolescents & young adults16. Diagnosis of asthma17.Asthma in children- What happens when they grow?18. Asthma in pregnancy19. Asthma and obesity20. Difficult to control asthma21. Acute severe Asthma: Diagnosis and Management22. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis23. Pulmonary EosinophiliaSection 3-MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA IN ADOLESCENTS & YOUNG ADULTS24. Patient education and Lifestyle Modification in Asthma Management25. Role of antihistamines, antileukotrienes and mast cell stabilizers in allergy and asthma26. Role of bronchodilators in Asthma27.Role of Corticosteroids in Allergic Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults28. Inhaler Therapy for Asthma in Adolescents and Young Adults29. Management of Chronic severe asthma30. Biological for Asthma in adolescents & Young adults31. Allergen immunotherapy 32. Management guidelines for asthma in young adults

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