Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management

Description

The Second Edition of Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management continues to provide a unique and authoritative comparison of asthma and COPD. Written and edited by the world's leading experts, it continues to be a comprehensive review of the most recent understanding of the basic mechanisms of both conditions, specifically comparing their etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments.


Key Features

• Each chapter considers Asthma and COPD in side-by-side contrast and comparison , not in isolation - in the context of mechanism, triggers, assessments, therapies, and clinical management
• Presents the latest and most comprehensive understandings of the mechanisms of inflammation in both Asthma and COPD
• Most extensive reference to primary literature on both Asthma and COPD in one source.
• Easy-to-read summaries of the latest advances alongside clear illustrations
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  Contents
  
  1 Definitions, Epidemiology and Genetics of Asthma and COPD
  2 Epidemiology
  3 Natural History
  4 Genetics of Asthma and COPD
  5 Pulmonary Physiology
  6 Airway Pathology
  7 Airway Remodeling
  8 Animal Models
  9 Mast Cells and Basophils
  10 Dentritic Cells
  11 Macrophages
  12 Eosinophils
  13 Lymphocytes
  14 Neutrophils
  15 Fibroblasts
  16 Epithelial Cells
  17 Mucus and Mucin-Secreting Cells
  18 Airway Smooth Muscle
  19 Tracheobronchial Circulation
  20 Pulmonary Vessels
  21 Adhesion Molecules
  22 Extracellular Matrix
  23 Prostanoids
  24 Leukotrienes and Lipoxins
  25 Reactive Oxygen Species
  26 Chemokines
  27 Cytokines
  28 Matrix Degrading Proteinases
  29 Growth Factors
  30 Nitric Oxide
  31 Transcription Factors
  32 Neural and Humoral Control
  33 Pathophysiology of Asthma
  34 Pathogenesis of COPD
  35 Allergens
  36 Occupational Agents
  37 Infections
  38 Exercise as a Stimulus
  39 Atmospheric Pollutants
  40 Drugs
  41 Diagnosis
  42 Non-invasive Assessment of Airway Inflammation
  43 Imaging
  44 Systemic Manifestations
  45 Cardiovascular Effects
  46 Allergen Avoidance
  47 Smoking Cessation
  48 â2-adrenoceptor Agonists
  49 Anticholinergic Bronchodilators
  50 Theophylline
  51 Corticosteroids
  52 Mediator Antagonists
  53 Antibiotics
  54 Long-term Oxygen Therapy
  55 Immunomodulators
  56 Pulmonary Vasodilators
  57 Ventilator Support
  58 Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  59 Surgery and Other Mechanical Interventions
  60 Other Therapies
  61 Future Therapies
  62 Health Economics
  63 Management of Chronic Asthma in Adults
  64 Asthma Exacerbations
  65 Childhood Asthma
  66 Treatment for Stable COPD
  67 Acute Exacerbations of COPD