Respiratory
Review of all aspects of asthma from definition and classification through diagnosis and treatment. The role of bronchodilators, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-leukotrienes, and anti-IGE therapy in treatment is discussed, along with complete drug-dosing information. Detailed treatment algorithms based on NIH guidelines are presented. A separate chapter on combination therapy and its importance is included.
Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia, when to hospitalize a patient, methods for identifying low-risk CAP patients, switch and step-down therapy, approach to non-resolving pneumonia, management of parapneumonic effusions, empyema, and chronic bronchitis are discussed. The various antimicrobial agents are reviewed in detail with suggested treatment regimens.
Discusses antihistamines, intranasal antihistamines, intranasal steroids, and anticholinergic nasal sprays for rhinitis treatment. Pathogenesis, classification, differential diagnosis, clinical evaluation, and management are also presented. Diagnosis and therapy of sinusitis are reviewed, with numerous endoscopy studies, x-rays, and CT scans presented to aid in diagnosis. A treatment algorithm provides a suggested approach to treatment.
Targeted to primary care physicians and reviews differential diagnosis, pathogenesis, clinical management of COPD, specific treatment regimens, treatment of acute exacerbations, goals of therapy, prognosis, nonpharmcologic management, and smoking cessation. The main focus of the text is pharmacologic treatment of COPD.