Allergy Essentials, 2E

Description:
Perfect for clinicians in both primary and secondary care settings, Allergy Essentials, 2nd Edition, covers the information you need most in your daily practice, with a strong emphasis on disease diagnosis and management. In one concise, convenient volume, it covers all common allergies in children and adults, offering authoritative content from the world’s leading allergy experts in conjunction with primary care/family practitioners for a practical, balanced approach. You’ll find up-to-date information on everything from basic immunology and physiology to new medications, new therapies, and individualized treatment options, allowing you to confidently integrate these changes into your practice.

Table Of Contents: 1 Introduction to mechanisms of allergic diseases
2 Precision Medicine
3 Epidemiology of Allergic Diseases
4 Indoor and Outdoor Allergens and Pollutants
5 Principles of allergy diagnosis
6 Allergen-specific immunotherapy
7 Asthma
8 Allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis
9 Drug allergy
10 Urticaria 
11 Atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis
12 Food allergy and gastrointestinal syndromes
13 Anaphylaxis
14 Occupational allergy
15 Insect allergy
 Internet Resources

Edited by Robyn E O'Hehir, MD, Director, Department of Allergy, Immunology, and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ; Stephen T Holgate, MD, DSc, FMedSci, Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology Medical Faculty in Clinical and Experimental Sciences; Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Asthma Research; Co-Director, Office of Pediatric Clinical Fellowships; Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH and Aziz Sheikh, MD, Professor of Primary Care Research and Development Co-Director of the Centre of Medical Informatics