Vital Asthma
Home > Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Popular medicine and health > Vital Asthma
Vital Asthma

Vital Asthma

|
     0     
5
4
3
2
1




Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
About the Book

Are you involved in caring for people with asthma within your practice? If so, this practical manual will give you all the relevant information you need to know for a high-quality, efficient asthma management service, including: •How to run a successful, evidence-based service, using the key BTS/SIGN guidelines •All the medical, nursing and social background you need for daily practice – with references for further reading Practical, short, patient information sections at the end of each chapter to help you explain difficult topics in lay terms •Tips for successful patient teaching •Best-practice ways to get your patients to quit smoking •Protocols for patient assessment •Over 30 Vital Points highlighted throughout the text, for quick reference •Essential facts for coping with any asthma emergency This book contains the essential information you need if you are part of the community asthma care team, whether you are a practice nurse, specialist nurse, GP, community pharmacist or physiotherapist. Written by two experts in the field, Vital Asthma will be an invaluable companion, allowing you to approach situations within your practice with confidence. And it fits in your pocket, containing all the information in 96 printed pages!

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Dr Mike Thomas, GPIAG Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen; Introduction; Chapter 1 Asthma: some background; Chapter 2 Atopy, allergy and asthma; Chapter 3 Diagnosis and assessment of the asthma patient; Chapter 4 Objective measurement of lung function; Chapter 5 Pharmacological management; Chapter 6 Non-pharmacological management; Chapter 7 Acute sever asthma in adults; Chapter 8 Children with asthma; Chapter 9 Asthma in pregnancy; Chapter 10 Asthma in older adults; Chapter 11 Educating patients about asthma management; Chapter 12 Review and follow-up; Chapter 13 Setting up a clinic; Chapter 14 Professional issues for practice nurses running asthma clinics; Glossary of terms; Suggested further reading; Centres which run courses


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781859591079
  • Publisher: Class Publishing Ltd
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 80 mm
  • Width: 146 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1859591078
  • Publisher Date: 28 Dec 2004
  • Height: 209 mm
  • No of Pages: 95
  • Weight: 293 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Vital Asthma
Class Publishing Ltd -
Vital Asthma
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Vital Asthma

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals

    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!