Main description:

This second edition has been fully revised to provide trainees and clinicians with the most recent information on childhood asthma.

Beginning with symptoms, diagnosis, pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy, the following sections examine the management of different aspects of childhood asthma, including acute and persistant bronchial asthma, wheezing, allergic rhinosinusitis, and more. The final chapters examine education of both patients and parents, and prognosis.

Key learning points are highlighted for each chapter and more than seventy images and illustrations enhance learning.

Key points

New edition bringing trainees and clinicians up to date with recent advances in management of childhood bronchial asthma
Covers treatments for different aspects of childhood asthma
Includes key learning point summaries for each chapter and more than seventy images and illustrations
Previous edition published in 2002

Contents:

Chapter 1: Diagnosis of childhood Bronchial Asthma
Chapter 2: Pathophysiology of Bronchial Asthma
Chapter 3: Pharmacotherapy of Bronchial Asthma
Chapter 4: Aerosol therapy of Bronchial Asthma
Chapter 5: Management of acute Bronchial Asthma
Chapter 6: Management of persistent Bronchial Asthma
Chapter 7: Wheezing in Children
Chapter 8: Under Five Wheeze
Chapter 9: Asthma and Allergic Rhinosinusitis in Children
Chapter 10: International Consensus on (ICONS) Paediatric Asthma
Chapter 11: Patients and Parents Education on Bronchial Asthma
Chapter 12: Prognosis of childhood Bronchial Asthma