Severe Asthma : Toward Personalized Patient Management

Yong Chul Lee

ISBN 10: 9811094993 / ISBN 13: 9789811094996

Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore, 2018

Beschreibung

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book presents state of the art knowledge on severe asthma with the aim of providing readers with a clear understanding of, first, the heterogeneity of the condition and of patients' symptom profiles and responses to therapy and, second, the future implications of this heterogeneity for individualized patient care. After an opening section that offers an overview of severe asthma, including its clinical significance, the pathogenesis, available diagnostic approaches, and treatment options are described in detail. The sections on diagnosis and treatment cover the role of biomarkers, the use of radiologic diagnostic modalities, and both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, including emerging options that will address hitherto unmet needs of patients. The outcomes of cutting-edge preclinical and clinical research are carefully documented and numerous useful tips provided on patient management. The inclusion of many informative schematic figures will assist readers in grasping the contents easily. The book will be of high value for medical students, researchers, general physicians, specialists, and paramedical staff.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9789811094996

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Severe Asthma : Toward Personalized Patient Management
• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 9811094993
• ISBN-13: 9789811094996
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 254B x 178 H x 8 T Millimeter Breite: 254 mm, Höhe: 178 mm, Tiefe: 8 mm
• Gewicht: 323 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

This book presents state of the art knowledge on severe asthma with the aim of providing readers with a clear understanding of, first, the heterogeneity of the condition and of patients’ symptom profiles and responses to therapy and, second, the future implications of this heterogeneity for individualized patient care. After an opening section that offers an overview of severe asthma, including its clinical significance, the pathogenesis, available diagnostic approaches, and treatment options are described in detail. The sections on diagnosis and treatment cover the role of biomarkers, the use of radiologic diagnostic modalities, and both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies, including emerging options that will address hitherto unmet needs of patients. The outcomes of cutting-edge preclinical and clinical research are carefully documented and numerous useful tips provided on patient management. The inclusion of many informative schematic figures will assist readers in grasping the contents easily. The book will be of high value for medical students, researchers, general physicians, specialists, and paramedical staff.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Yong Chul Lee, MDDivision of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School
So Ri Kim, MDDivision of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School
Seong Ho Cho, MDDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida