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Manual of Allergy and Immunology: Diagnosis and Therapy » (Fourth Edition)

Book cover image of Manual of Allergy and Immunology: Diagnosis and Therapy by Daniel C. Adelman

Authors: Daniel C. Adelman (Editor), Jonathan Corren, Thomas B. Casale
ISBN-13: 9780781730525, ISBN-10: 078173052X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date Published: February 2002
Edition: Fourth Edition

Author Biography: Daniel C. Adelman

Book Synopsis

Completely revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, this Spiral(R) Manual is a quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergies and immunologic disorders in children and adults. Coverage includes allergic and immunologic disorders of each organ system; anaphylaxis; insect, drug, and food allergies; rheumatic diseases; immunohematology; transplantation immunology; primary immunodeficiency diseases; HIV disease and related opportunistic infections; immunologic diagnostic techniques; and immunization and immunoprophylaxis. The book is written in an easy-to-scan outline format, with numerous tables. Fourteen appendices provide rapid access to essential information, including normal laboratory values, allergy elimination diets, and manufacturers of allergenic extracts and environmental control products.

A Brandon-Hill recommended title.

Booknews

This handbook reviews current information helpful for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of allergies and immune disorders. Topics of the 20 chapters include asthma, disorders of the eye, diseases of the lung, anaphlaxism, insect allergies, drug allergies, rheumatic diseases, transplantation immunology, and immunization. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Contributing Authors
	Preface
1	Introduction to the Immune System	1
2	Immediate Hypersensitivity: Approach to Diagnosis	24
3	Aeroallergens and Environmental Factors	44
4	Rhinitis, Nasal Polyps, Sinusitis, and Otitis Media	56
5	Allergic and Immunologic Disorders of the Eye	75
6	Asthma	93
7	Immunologic Diseases of the Lung	138
8	Atopic Dermatitis and Contact Dermatitis	165
9	Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema: Background, Evaluation, and Treatment	187
10	Anaphylaxis	199
11	Insect Allergy	208
12	Drug Allergy	219
13	Food Allergy	242
14	Rheumatic Diseases	256
15	Immunohematology	337
16	Transplantation Immunology: Histocompatibility	374
17	Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases	397
18	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease and Related Opportunistic Infections	418
19	Diagnostic Immunology	441
20	Immunization and Immunoprophylaxis	457
App. IA	Nomogram for Estimation of Body Surface Area	483
App. IB	Nomogram for Predicting the Optimum Tidal Volume from the Breathing Frequency, Body Weight, and Sex of the Patient	484
App. II	Skin Testing Methods	485
App. IIIA	Examination of Nasal Secretions	487
App. IIIB	Examination of Nasal or Conjunctival Epithelium Specimens	488
App. IV	Normative Total Serum Immunoglobulin E Levels as Determined by a Noncompetitive Solid-Phase Immunoassay	491
App. V	Levels of Immunoglobulins in Sera of Normal Subjects by Age	492
App. VIA	Important Pollens and Molds in the United States and Canada: Principal Pollens, by Region	493
App. VIB	Important Pollens and Molds in the United States and Canada: Incidence of Individual Molds in the United States	508
App. VII	Normal Pulmonary Values	510
App. VIII	Oxygen Values	515
App. IX	Growth Charts	516
App. X	Gluten-Free Diet	523
App. XI	Antibodies Reactive to Human Tissue Used in Medical Diagnosis	527
App. XII	Manufacturers of Allergenic Extracts for Diagnosis and Treatment	528
App. XIII	Commercial Sources for Environmental Control Products	529
App. XIV	Professional and Nonprofessional Organizations for Resource Information and Educational Programs	530
	Subject Index	531