ALLERGY ESSENTIALS

DESCRIPTION

Perfect forclinicians in both primary and secondary care settings, Allergy Essentials,2nd Edition, covers the information you need most in your dailypractice, with a strong emphasis on disease diagnosis and management. In one concise,convenient volume, it covers all common allergies in children and adults,offering authoritative content from the worlds leading allergy experts inconjunction with primary care/family practitioners for a practical, balancedapproach. Youll find up-to-date information on everything from basicimmunology and physiology to new medications, new therapies, andindividualized treatment options, allowing you to confidently integrate thesechanges into your practice.

KeyFeatures

Offers apractical approach to evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment ofallergic disorders, focused specifically on what the non-specialist needs toknow for everyday practice. 

Includesnew content on allergen-specific immunotherapy as well as a newchapter on precision medicine.

Covers themost recent allergy tests, including blood tests, and includes currentdiscussions of biologicals as therapeutics.

Provides focused,relevant information on basic immunology and physiology, epidemiology, andallergens. 

Begins eachchapter with a handy summary of key concepts to help you quicklyidentify important information. 

Authored bythe same internationally recognized experts that produce MiddletonsAllergy, the definitive text in the field.

An idealresource for primary care providers who are increasingly seeing and treatingpatients with allergic conditions as well as allergists who need a concise andcurrent practice reference.

EnhancedeBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to accessall of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

AuthorInformation

Editedby Robyn E O'Hehir, MD, Director, Department ofAllergy, Immunology, and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Monash University,Melbourne, Australia ; Stephen T Holgate, MD, DSc, FMedSci,Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology Medical Faculty in Clinical andExperimental Sciences; Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey,MD, PhD, Director, Division of Asthma Research; Co-Director, Office ofPediatric Clinical Fellowships; Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics,Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH and AzizSheikh, MD, Professor of Primary Care Research and Development Co-Director ofthe Centre of Medical Informatics

INDEX

Tentative:

1Introduction to Mechanisms of Allergic Disease

2 Origins of AllergicDisease

3 Epidemiology of Allergic Disease

4 Indoor and OutdoorAllergens and Pollutants

5 Principles of Allergy Diagnosis

6 Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy

7 Asthma

8 Allergic Rhinitisand Conjunctivitis

9 Drug Allergy

10 Urticaria and Angioedema Without Wheals

11 Atopic Dermatitis and Allergic Contact Dermatitis

12 Food Allergyand Gastrointestinal Syndromes

13 Anaphalaxis

14 Occupational Allergy

15 Insect Allergy