Main description:

Key Features

* Covers allergic diseases in general and asthma in detail, providing a comprehensive coverage of clinical features, diagnosis and management, using a case-based approach
* Creates awareness of the fundamentals of clinical allergy, helping physicians make wise choices of medical and surgical management, especially in resource limited settings
* Features insight from international authors with clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment of asthma in the specific age group of adolescents and young adults.

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section-1- ALLERGY
1. Biology of allergy

2. Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis

3. Atopic dermatitis and eczema

4. Urticaria

5. Hereditary angioedema

6. Food allergy

7. Drug allergy

8. Insect allergy

9. Life threatening allergy

10. Allergy testing

Section- 2- ASTHMA IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS

11. Epidemiology of Asthma in Children and Young Adults

12. Hygiene hypothesis and global increase in incidence of Asthma

13. Pathophysiology of asthma

14. Smoking and Vaping in young adults and its influence on asthma

15.Clinical Presentation of Asthma in adolescents & young adults

16. Diagnosis of asthma

17.Asthma in children- What happens when they grow?

18. Asthma in pregnancy

19. Asthma and obesity

20. Difficult to control asthma

21. Acute severe Asthma: Diagnosis and Management

22. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

23. Pulmonary Eosinophilia

Section 3-MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA IN ADOLESCENTS & YOUNG ADULTS

24. Patient education and Lifestyle Modification in Asthma Management

25. Role of antihistamines, antileukotrienes and mast cell stabilizers in allergy and asthma

26. Role of bronchodilators in Asthma

27.Role of Corticosteroids in Allergic Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults

28. Inhaler Therapy for Asthma in Adolescents and Young Adults

29. Management of Chronic severe asthma

30. Biological for Asthma in adolescents & Young adults

31. Allergen immunotherapy

32. Management guidelines for asthma in young adults