TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boutin,Hélène
AU  - Boulet,Louis-Philippe
TI  - Understand and control your asthma
SN  - 9780773564831
AV  - RC591 .B6813 1995eb
U1  - 616.2/38 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Montréal [Que.]
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Asthme
KW  - Ouvrages de vulgarisation
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Respiratory
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
KW  - fast
N1  - Translation of: Comprendre et maîtriser l'asthme; Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110); Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Respiratory System and Asthma -- THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM -- WHAT IS ASTHMA? -- SYMPTOMS AND PHYSICAL SIGNS -- DIAGNOSIS -- RECORDING YOUR SYMPTOMS -- WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME IF I HAVE ASTHMA? -- REVIEW: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND ASTHMA -- 3 The Triggering Factors -- ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS -- PERSONAL FACTORS -- REVIEW: THE TRIGGERING FACTORS -- 4 Medication -- USING MEDICATION -- PRINCIPLES FOR USE -- MAIN TYPES OF MEDICATION -- USING INHALERS -- BRONCHODILATORS; INHALED BRONCHODILATORSBRONCHODILATORS IN TABLET FORM -- BRONCHIAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS -- STEROIDS (CORTICOSTEROIDS, CORTISONE DERIVATIVES) -- NON-STEROIDAL BRONCHIAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (CHROMONE DERIVATIVES) -- OTHER DRUGS -- ANTIBIOTICS -- ANTIHISTAMINES -- ZADITEN® -- CONTROLLING YOUR ASTHMA -- LEVELS OF ASTHMA TREATMENT -- CRITERIA FOR SATISFACTORY ASTHMA CONTROL -- WHEN SHOULD THE TREATMENT BE CHANGED? -- ACTION PLAN -- REVIEW: MEDICATION AND MANAGING ASTHMA -- 5 A Healthy Lifestyle and Asthma -- DIET -- FLUIDS -- SLEEP; CAN I STILL EXERCISE?RELAXATION -- REVIEW: A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND ASTHMA -- Appendices -- APPENDIX 1 -- MYTHS AND CONTROVERSIES -- APPENDIX 2 -- EMPHYSEMA AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS -- APPENDIX 3 -- ASPIRIN INTOLERANCE -- APPENDIX 4 -- ASTHMA AND DIABETES -- APPENDIX 5 -- ASTHMA AND SURGERY -- APPENDIX 6 -- ASTHMA DURING PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING -- APPENDIX 7 -- OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA -- APPENDIX 8 -- ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND CONJUCTIVITIS -- APPENDIX 9 -- TRAVELLING -- APPENDIX 10 -- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE -- APPENDIX 11 -- RESOURCES; APPENDIX 12 -- ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONSDIARY FORMS -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- Suggested Reading
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