Severe Asthma, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded (PDF)

Providing comprehensive coverage of the pathophysiology, pharmacology, and management of asthma from a multidisciplinary perspective, this thoroughly revised and updated reference reports the most recent breakthroughs in antiinflammatory therapies, herbal medications, airway remodeling, and disease prevention strategies.





Addresses current dimensions of care, including genetics, occupational exposure, sleep disorders, and gastroesophageal reflux!





Offering detailed descriptions of contemporary treatments and controversial therapies, the Second Edition of Severe Asthma contains



* management approaches to severe asthma

* modern discussions on the mechanisms of corticosteroid action

* new trends in the role of inflammatory mediators and neural mechanisms

* expanded material on the nature of lung deterioration in asthma

* insights into the prevention of severe asthma

* the role of airway remodeling

* and more!



Presenting the latest data available, the Second Edition of Severe Asthma is a superb reference for pulmonologists, allergists, chest physicians, otolaryngologists, physiologists, epidemiologists, pediatricians, internists, molecular and cell biologists, neuroanatomists, biochemists, pharmacologists, clinical immunologists, pharmaceutical scientists, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.