Clinical Asthma

Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FACP, FACCPProfessor of Clinical MedicineUniversity of Cincinnati College of MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDivision of Immunology/Allergy SectionCincinnati, Ohio, USAMark L. Levy MBChB (Pret) FRCGPGeneral Practitioner and Senior Research FellowKenton Bridge Medical Centre London, UK and Edinburgh University, UK

• The Basics of Asthma. Epidemiology of Asthma: A Worldwide Perspective. Immunopathogenesis. Genetics and Asthma. Endotypes and Asthma. Diagnosis of Asthma. Guidelines in Asthma. Diagnosis of Asthma in Preschool-Age Children. Diagnosis of Asthma in Older Children and Adults. United Airways: Managing Patients with Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma. Asthma Triggers. Viral Infections in Asthma. Asthma and Allergens. Air Pollutants. Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction. Asthma Education and Outcomes. Asthma Education. Adherence and Outcomes. Inhaler Devices. Assessment of Asthma Control in Adults. Asthma Management and Treatments. Management of Pediatric Asthma. Management of Adolescent Asthma. Management of Adult Asthma. Management of Asthma in Older Adults. Severe Acute and Life-Threatening Asthma in Children. Severe Acute and Life-Threatening Asthma in Adults. Asthma and Special Populations. Asthma and Obesity: Clinical Implications. Occupational Asthma. Asthma in Pregnancy. Anxiety and Depression and Asthma. Approach to Asthma Worldwide and in the Primary Care Setting. Managing Asthma and Allergy: A Countrywide Approach to Integrating Care. Primary Care Setting and Integrating Care across Primary/Secondary Care Interface. Preventing Asthma Death: Primary Care Setting. Index.

"…if you want to learn more about asthma in reasonable depth then this is a good port of call. It is reasonably detailed and its main thrust is clinical … I’m sure once a healthcare professional is finished reading it, then they will be far more knowledgeable in this condition."—Dr. Harry Brown