Wheezing Disorders in the Pre-School Child: Pathogenesis and Management

by Fernando D. Martinez, Simon Godfrey

Overview

The infant with persistent or recurrent wheeze during the first 2 years of life poses a particularly difficult diagnostic dilemma, which can be a source of considerable anxiety to both physicians and parents. Without neglecting basic science, Wheezing Disorders in the Preschool Child presents information in a logical and readable fashion that is pa

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135415532
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	09/04/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Fernando D. Martinez and Simon Godfrey

Table of Contents

Preface, 1. Epidemiology of wheezing in infants and preschool children, 2. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and wheezing, 3. Immunology of wheezing disorders in infants and preschool children, 4. Clinical features of the wheezy infant, 5. Lung function in the wheezy infant and preschool child, 6. The wheezy infant and preschool child: differential diagnosis, 7. Management of wheezing in infants and preschool children, 8. Proposals for the future, Index

Editorial Reviews

"...successfully melds a state of the art review of the subject with practical guidance to aid clinicians dealing with the wheezing infant. I enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to all my colleagues." - Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

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