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Fatal Asthma
Informa Healthcare, April 1998, Pages: 640
Written by an international team of physicians experienced in all aspects of asthma care, this opportune work defines, with exceptional clarity, the atopic and environmental risk factors attributable to fatal asthma-recommending means of lowering the incidence of life-threatening episodes through timely prognosis and the start of treatment with drugs that reduce and prohibit the remodeling process. Establishes the criteria for fatality-prone asthma individuals! Exploring elements that contribute to fatal asthma attacks, such as
- socioeconomic deprivation
- inadequate medical care
- genetic susceptibility to serious asthma
- delayed recognition and introduction of suitable treatment, and
- early airway remodeling not treated with anti-inflammatory drugs Fatal Asthma
- outlines the epidemiological characteristics of fatal asthma in inner cities and specific countries, as well as in seasons worldwide
- details the circumstances surrounding pathogenic alterations concurring with asthma-related fatalities
- reviews therapeutic interventions designed to check or reverse near-fatal attacks
- discusses the molecular implications of ß2-adrenergic receptor physiology
- and much more! With over 1800 references, drawings, and photographs, this authoritative and up-to-date book is ideal for respiratory specialists, clinical immunologists, allergists, physiologists, pulmonologists, occupational health physicians, environmental toxicologists, otolaryngologists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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