Description
Book SynopsisThe healthcare professional is now more educated, very often to the degree and masters level. Concomitantly, the demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. This volume on Asthma covers, inter alia, asthma care in primary care centers, rhinosinusitis and asthma, asthma and psychological distress, inhalation techniques for different inhalers, emergency treatment for acute asthma, therapy for elderly patients, treatment for pediatric asthma, nursing care at home and more.
Table of ContentsThe Quality of Asthma Care within Primary Care. Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes, Mediators of Inflammation in Asthma. Unsatisfactory Asthma Control, A Review. Rhinosinusitis and Asthma. Serious Psychological Distress and Asthma. Adherence to Guidelines—Guidelines in Acute Severe Asthma. Inhalation Techniques Associated with Different Devices used in the Treatment of Asthma. Treatment of Acute Asthma in the Emergency Setting. Nurse-led Home Visits for Difficult Asthma. Asthma Therapy in Elderly Patients. Treatment of Pediatric Asthma.
