Revised and updated for its Seventh Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is a complete, current, and practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders. This comprehensive yet concise reference will remain the first choice for residents and practitioners who need guidance to identify an allergy, confirm a diagnosis, or find effective therapies. It will also be an excellent aid for board review. This edition includes discussions of clinical trials in asthma and significant updates on drug allergy, imaging, occupational allergy, and immune deficiency evaluation.
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Book Features
- NEW! Discussion of clinical trials in asthma, food allergy, esophagitis and cough.
- NEW! Significant updates to drug allergy, asthma, imaging of the sinuses and lungs, occupational allergy, and immune deficiency evaluation sections.
- Includes a strong section on drug allergy with practical advice not found elsewhere.
- May be used as a resource for board review.
- Practical and easy-to-access coverage of allergy diagnosis and treatment for Allergy-Immunology Fellows and internal medicine, pediatric and otolaryngology residents.
ContentsTHE IMMUNE SYSTEM: BIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL ASPECTS
- Review of Immunology
- Immunology of IgE-mediated and Other Hypersensitivity States
- Biochemical Mediators of Allergic Reactions
- Evaluation and Management of Immune Deficiency in Allergy Practice
- Evaluation of Eosinophilia
PATHOGENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN ALLERGY AND ASTHMA
- Allergens and Other Factors Important in Atopic Disease
- Airborne Pollen Prevalence in the United States
PRINCIPLES OF EVALUATION AND TREATMENT
- Diagnosis of Immediate Hypersensitivity
- Physiologic Assessment of Asthma and Other Allergic Lung Diseases
- Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Disease of the Upper Airway
- Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Disease of the Lower Airway
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Role of Rhinoscopy and Surgery
- Principles of Immunologic Management of Allergic Diseases Due to Extrinsic Antigens
ANAPHYLAXIS AND OTHER GENERALIZED HYPERSENSITIVITY
- Anaphylaxis
- Allergy to Stinging Insects
- Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Drug Allergy Part A: Introduction, Epidemiology, Classification of Adverse Reactions, Immunochemical Basis, Risk Factors, Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Drug Allergy, Patient Management Considerations Part B: Allergic Reactions to Individual Drugs: Low Molecular Weight Part C: Allergic Reactions to Individual Drugs: High Molecular Weight
- Food Allergy
ASTHMA
- Asthma
- The Infant and Toddler with Asthma
- Management of Acute Severe Asthma
- Clinical Asthma Trials
OTHER IMMUNOLOGIC PULMONARY DISEASE
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
- Occupational Immunologic Lung Disease
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Nasal Polyposis, Sinusitis & Nonallergic Rhinitis
- Allergic Diseases of the Eye and Ear
CUTANEOUS ALLERGIC DISEASE
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Contact Dermatitis
- Urticaria, Angioedema, and Hereditary Angioedema
- Pruritus
PHARMACOLOGY
- Antihistamines
- β Agonists
- Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Allergic Diseases
- Other Anti-allergic Drugs: Cromolyn, Nedocromil, Antileukotrienes, Anticholinergics, and Theophylline
- Delivery Devices for Inhaled Medications
- Novel Immunologic Therapies
SPECIAL SITUATIONS
- Allergic Disorders in Pregnancy
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease
- Cough
- Sleep Disorders in Allergic Patients
- Management of the Psychologically Complex Patient
- Controversial and Unproved Methods in Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment
Product Details
- Hardcover: 736 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Seventh edition (June 11, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781794250
- ISBN-13: 978-0781794251
- Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
List Price: $154.95