'Fast Facts: Asthma' delivers a clear practical message – improved asthma control can be achieved through efficient commonsense delivery of asthma care, alongside strategies that improve patient self-management and medication use. This fully updated fourth edition examines the essentials of good asthma care, distilled from the latest international guidelines and best available evidence, including:• Accurate asthma diagnosis• Identification and control of factors that increase the risk of exacerbations• Effective delivery of inhaled medication• The recommended stepwise approach to asthma treatment• Questions to ask before diagnosing refractory asthma• Inflammation-guided therapy• Recognition and treatment of acute asthma attacks• Strategies to improve adherence to asthma treatmentThe easy-reference format of this concise, well-illustrated handbook is ideal for general practitioners, asthma nurses, medical students and asthma educators seeking a practical overview of good asthma care that will help with individualized management plans and patient education, and improve outcomes and quality of life for the very many people living with asthma.Contents:• Pathophysiology• Epidemiology and natural history• Diagnosis and classification• Management• Refractory asthma• Acute asthma attacks• Preventing asthma attacks• Exercise-induced asthma• Developments• Useful resources

• MeSH
• bronchiální astma MeSH
• dýchací soustava MeSH
• Publikační typ
• příručky MeSH

• NLK Obory
• pneumologie a ftizeologie
• alergologie a imunologie

Asthma is the world's most common chronic respiratory condition, affecting over 350 million people worldwide and inflicting a heavy individual, social and economic burden of disease. In this rapidly changing field, a plethora of new inhaled therapies and devices have emerged, as well as a better understanding of disease phenotyping and biology. This fully updated fifth edition of 'Fast Facts: Asthma' discusses recent trends in an easy-reference format, while highlighting imminent new developments, to provide a valuable resource for general practitioners, specialist asthma nurses and others with a keen interest in improving the outcomes of the very many people living with asthma.Table of Contents:• Pathophysiology• Epidemiology, etiology and natural history• Diagnosis and classification• Asthma medications• Management principles• Severe and refractory asthma• Acute asthma attacks• Preventing asthma attacks• Asthma in special circumstances• Developments

• MeSH
• bronchiální astma MeSH
• dýchací soustava MeSH
• Publikační typ
• příručky MeSH

• Konspekt
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NLK Obory
• pneumologie a ftizeologie

Allergic rhinitis, rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma are some of the most common presenting problems in clinical practice. While standard pharmacotherapy can control the symptoms of these respiratory allergies in most cases, accurate and specific diagnosis enables the implementation of allergen avoidance and allergen-specific immunotherapy. 'Fast Facts: Respiratory Allergies' provides:• the basic principles of allergy and its role in these common respiratory conditions• a better understanding of the distribution and seasonality of aeroallergens• the tools to obtain a comprehensive respiratory allergy history• an overview of diagnostic tests and the latest treatment options.This handy, fast-reference resource is ideal for all primary care providers, general internal medicine doctors and allied health professionals looking to reduce their patients' medication requirements and treatment side effects and ultimately improve their quality of life.Table of Contents:• Epidemiology, etiology and pathophysiology• Aeroallergens• Diagnosis• Management• Delivery of medication• Future directions

• MeSH
• alergická rýma MeSH
• alergologie a imunologie MeSH
• bronchiální astma MeSH
• dýchací soustava MeSH
• Publikační typ
• příručky MeSH

• Konspekt
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NLK Obory
• alergologie a imunologie

Allergic diseases have been described as a modern epidemic, with over 20% of the population suffering from allergic rhinitis, asthma or atopic eczema. Of these diseases, allergic rhinitis is the most common and the most underdiagnosed and wrongly treated.The effects of the symptoms of rhinitis, allergic or otherwise, on quality of life are well documented. While severely affected individuals are treated by a variety of specialists depending on the presenting condition, the majority are seen by generalists. This short and very practical text has been written specifically for this group so that treatment can be optimised and referral decisions made easier.• Designed to promote early, accurate diagnosis and optimise treatment• Includes the very latest information on the treatment of allergic and other forms of rhinitis, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis• Covers comorbidities such as asthma, adenoid hypertrophy and otitis media with effusionContents:• Introduction• Allergy: an increasing problem• Allergens• Pathogenesis• Classification of allergic rhinitis• Seasonal allergic rhinitis• Non-allergic rhinitis• Diagnosing rhinitis• Therapeutic principles• Rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps• Comorbidities and complications of allergic rhinitis• Future trends.

• MeSH
• dýchací soustava MeSH
• rinitida MeSH
• Publikační typ
• příručky MeSH

• NLK Obory
• otorinolaryngologie

Patients with COPD often make few complaints despite experiencing considerable disability. As well as the characteristic shortness of breath, the disease is associated with a number of comorbidities that can present major clinical problems. However, with early recognition and intervention, further deterioration can be prevented, and lung function, general health status and functional ability improved.In this fully updated third edition of 'Fast Facts: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease', the authors take a comprehensive look at:• the disease process, its causes and progression• the relationship between asthma and COPD• the investigations used to assess the severity and stage of COPD• the interventions that may reduce the risk of developing COPD• individualized patient management based on clinical features and comorbidities• current clinical guidelines from an international perspective• treatments that reduce symptoms and improve lung function in stable disease• the prevention and management of acute exacerbations• risk factor reduction, primarily through smoking cessation• future diagnostic and therapeutic developments.The easy-to-read, highly accessible format of this practical resource has been designed so that all primary care providers, specialist nurses, junior hospital doctors, paramedics, medical students and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of COPD can get up to speed on this multifaceted disease, fast! With clear take-home messages, it will also serve as a useful overview for researchers and specialists reading outside their subject area.

• MeSH
• chronická obstrukční plicní nemoc MeSH
• dýchací soustava MeSH
• Publikační typ
• příručky MeSH

• NLK Obory
• pneumologie a ftizeologie