100 Questions And Answers About Asthma

If you suffer from asthma, or have a friend or relative who does, this book offers help. the only book to provide the doctor's and patient's view, 100 Questions and amp; Answers About Asthma gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, coping strategies -- for both patient and family, sources of support, and much more. Written by a world-class asthma expert and featuring insider's advice from an actual patient, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this debilitating disease.

The only book to provide the doctor's and patient's view, and gives you practical answers to your questions about treatment options, coping strategies. Written by a asthma expert, and featuring insider's advice from an actual patient.

If you are among the approximately 22 million Americans who suffer from asthma, or have a friend or relative who does, this book offers all the information you need to better understand and manage the condition. Completely revised and updated, 100 Questions & Answers About Asthma, Second Edition includes information about the latest scientific approaches to asthma care and research, explains the newest guidelines and treatment recommendations of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, provides comprehensive information about medicines used to treat asthma, and focuses on healthy living with asthma. 100 Questions & Answers About Asthma, Second Edition provides authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, coping strategies—for both patient and family—sources of support, the importance of exercise and nutrition, and much more. Written by Dr. Claudia S. Plottel, a world-class asthma specialist, this clearly written, highly readable book offers the latest medical knowledge and practical tips on what asthma is and what you can do to treat it effectively. Featuring “insider” advice from an actual patient, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this chronic, yet highly controllable disease.

The authors provide authoritative, practical answers to your questions about childhood asthma, treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, coping strategies for both patient and caregiver, and sources of support.

This book will explain what causes asthma, the definition, symptoms, treatment, and diagnosis of this chronic disease. It will make you discover asthma in its entirety. All in the form of questions and answers to facilitate understanding of the subject.

Asthma is a disease that affects five percent of the US population, and despite the good treatment available today, the asthma-related death rate is steadily climbing. This book addresses the information that every person with asthma must know such as what asthma is, how it is diagnosed, how to recognize its symptoms, and how to control it.

These guides from People's Medical Society address the most common medical concerns in an accessible question-and-answer format. In a departure from conventional references, these books present both traditional and alternative methods of treatment, and offer pro and con points of view for each.

This book, written in the popular Q and A format of the Your Questions Answered series, will provide sufficient information for a primary care doctor to be able to understand and treat patients with asthma. Answers are presented in a succinct, accessible style, with emphasis on evidence-based, up-to-date knowledge. Case studies are used to help illustrate patients' frequently asked questions. Popular question and answer format Covers both commonplace and rarer issues Includes useful information on professional societies, journals, websites and patient information (patient support organisations and charities, websites, other patient-focused resources). Includes some patients' frequently asked questions