References
- The Physicians' Desk Reference is published annually by:
- Medical Economics Data Production Company
Montvale, NJ 07645-1742
ISBN 1-56363-061-3.
It is a compendium of official, FDA-approved prescription
drug labeling. The FDA is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- The Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties is published
annually by:
- Canadian Pharmaceutical Association
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1G 3Y6
ISBN 0-919115-94-2.
- Robert Berkow, M.D., editor in chief, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis
and Therapy, 15th ed., (Merck & Co., Inc., USA) 1987.
- ISBN 0911910-06-09.
The Merck Manual provides an overview of the diagnosis and
therapy of the whole range of medical disorders that can occur
in infants, children, and adults. I am told that the 16th
edition is now available, with ISBN 0911910-16-6, and that
the 17th edition should be available sometime in 1997.
- Global Initiative for Asthma: Global strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention. NHLBI/WHO Workshop Report. March 1993.,
National Institutes of Health/NHLBI, Publication No. 95-3659,
January 1995.
- These are often called the "GINA Guidelines".
- National Asthma Education Program Expert Panel Report, Executive
Summary: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service, National Institutes of Health, Publication No. 94-3042A,
Reprinted July 1994.
- Often called the "NHLBI Guidelines", this is a summary of the
current wisdom on asthma treatment and prevention for physicians.
I found it very readable.
- The above report, written in 1991, has now been superseded by:
- National Asthma Education Program Expert Panel
Report 2:, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of
Asthma (revised 6/18/97),
- This report provides clinicians with recommendations for the
diagnosis and management of asthma. These recommendations are
organized into four components of therapy: measures of assessment
and monitoring, control of factors contributing to asthma severity,
pharmacologic therapy, and education for a partnership in asthma care.
The recommendations are an update of the Expert Panel report.
The report can be accessed directly from http://www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma/treatmnt/guide/guidelin/guidelin.htm
- Report of the Working Group on Asthma and Pregnancy,
Executive Summary: Managment of Asthma during Pregnancy,
National Institutes of Health/NHLBI, Publication No. 93-3279A,
March 1993.
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- The American College of Allergy & Immunology, (ACAI), publishes a
pamphlet titled "Advice from your Allergist." It may be
ordered from:
- ACAI
85 West Algonquin Road, Suite 550
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(708) 427-1200
+- Michael R. Freedman, Samuel J. Rosenberg, Cynthia L. Divino,
Living Well With Asthma, (Guilford Press, USA) 1998
- ISBN 1572303182 hardback, 1572300515 paperback.
The authors are former associates of National Jewish
Medical and Research Center.
- M. Eric Gershwin, M.D., and E.L. Klingelhofer,
Ph.D., Asthma:
Stop Suffering, Start Living, 2nd ed., (Addison-Wesley, USA)
1986.
- ISBN 0-201-60847-2.
The first author is Chief of Allergy and Immunology, University
of California, Davis, Medical School. He is board-certified
in internal medicine, allergy, and clinical immunology.
- Drs. Francois Haas and Sheila Sperber Haas, The
Essential Asthma Book, (Ballentine Books, USA) 1987.
- ISBN 0-8041-0287-2.
Dr. Francois Haas is the director of the Pulmonary Function
Laboratory at the Medical Center of the New York University
School of Medicine, and is on the faculty of the Department of
Physiology there.
- Paul J. Hannaway, M.D. The Asthma Self Help Book,
2nd ed., (Prima Publishing, USA) 1992.
- ISBN 1-55958-166-2,
ISBN 1-55958-434-3 paperback.
The author is Assistant Clinical Professor of Tufts
University School of Medicine. The first edition of
this book won an American Medical Writers Association
Award.
- Glennon H. Paul, M.D. and Barbara A. Fafoglia, All About Asthma
& How to Live with It: the complete guide to understanding and
controlling asthma_, (Sterling Publishing Co., NY, USA) 1988.
- ISBN 0-8069-6808-7,
ISBN 0-8069-6809-5 paperback.
Dr. Paul is the medical director of respiratory therapy at
St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, and specializes
in allergy and respiratory diseases.
- Thomas F. Plaut, Children with Asthma -- A Manual for Parents,
(Pedipress, Inc., Amherst, Massachusetts, USA) 2nd edition 1995.
- ISBN 0-914625-03-9.
- Richard N. Podell, M.D. and William Proctor, When Your Doctor Doesn't
Know Best: medical mistakes that even the best doctors make --
and how to protect yourself, (Simon & Schuster, USA) 1995.
- ISBN 0-671-87112-9.
- Nancy Sander, A Parent's Guide to Asthma, (Doubleday, USA) 1989.
- ISBN 0-385-24478-9.
The author is the founder of Mothers of Asthmatics.
- Genell Subak-Sharpe, Breathing Easy -- A Handbook for Asthmatics,
(Doubleday, NY, USA) 1988.
- ISBN 0-385-23440-6.
This book was written in consultation with the National Jewish
Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine.
- Allan M. Weinstein, M.D., Asthma - The Complete Guide
to Self-Management of Asthma and Allergies for Patients
and their Families, (Fawcett Crest, NY, USA) 1987.
- ISBN 0-449-21562-8.
The author is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at
Georgetown University, and is a board-certified allergist
who practices in Washington, D.C.
- Stuart H. Young, M.D. with Susan A. Shulman and Martin D. Shulman,
The Asthma Handbook -- A Complete Guide for Patients and Their
Families, (Bantam Books, USA) 1985.
- ISBN 0-553-24797-2.
Dr. Young is the Chief of Allergy Clinics in both the Department
of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai
Medical Center. He is also a clinical assistant professor of
Medicine and a clinical associate professor of Pediatrics at the
Mount Sinai Medical School.
- Francis V. Adams, MD, The Asthma Sourcebook, (Lowell
House, Los Angeles CA) 1996.
- ISBN 1-56565-471-4.
Dr. Adams is an award-winning pulmonary specialist in the field of
asthma. He is currently Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at
New York University and Attending Physician at Bellevue Hospital in
New York.
- The following citations were used in compiling the Occupational Asthma section:
- O'Neil, CE: Review: Mechanisms of Occupational Airways Diseases
Induced by Exposures to Organic and Inorganic Chemicals. Am j Med Sci
1990; 299(4) 265-275
- Bernstein, DI: Respiratory Sensitization to Chemical Allergens.
Masters in Allergy Vol 1, (1) 17-21
- Grammer, LC: Occupational Asthma. Immunology and Allergy Clinics
of North America Vol 13 (4) Nov 1993 769-783
- Chan-Yeung, M: A Clinician's Approach to Determine the Diagnosis,
Prognosis, and Therapy of Occupational Asthma. Medical Clinics of
North America Vol 74 (3) May 1990 811-822
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