Book[edited by] Stanley J. Szefler, Fernando Holguin, Michael E. Wechsler.
Summary: Personalized medicine is a rapidly emerging area in health care, and asthma management lends itself particularly well to this new development. This practical resource by Dr. Stanley J. Szefler helps you navigate the many asthma medication options available to your patients, as well as providing insights into those which may be introduced within the next several years.
Contents:
A population management model of asthma and allergy / Tari Haahtela, Olof Selroos
Population health management / Monica J. Federico, Katherine Johnston
Management of severe asthma in adults / Eileen Wang, Nicole Barberis, Rohit Katial
Management and prevention of severe asthma in children / Anne M. Fitzpatrick
Exhaled nitric oxide as a biomarker for asthma in children / Joseph D. Spahn, Jonathan Malka
Blood and sputum eosinophils as a biomarker for selecting and adjusting asthma medication / Claudia L. Gaefke, Tara F. Carr
Regulatory aspects of pediatric biomarkers for assessing medication response / Gilbert J. Burckart, Dionna J. Green
Discovery and validation of new biomarkers fo personalizing asthma therapy / Kian Fan Chung
Pharmacogenomics and applications to asthma management / Emily J. Pennington, Michael E. Wechsler, Victor E. Ortega
Environmental assessment and control / Perdita Permaul, Wanda Phipatanakul
Phenotype and genotype determinants of asthma treatments / Fernando Holguin
Predicting and preventing asthma exacerbations / Dr. Heather Hoch, Dr. Andrew H. Lui
School-centered asthma programs / Lisa Cicutto
Systems biology approaches to asthma management / Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie, Nichole Reisdorph
The microbiome in asthma / Yvonne J. Huang
Preventing the development of asthma / Jeffrey R. Stokes, Leonard B. Bacharier
Identifying and preventing the progression of asthma to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Padmaja Subbarao, Malcolm R. Sears
Imaging procedures and bronchial thermoplasty for asthma assessment and intervention / Shweta Sood, Mario Castro
Future directions in asthma management / Stanley J. Szefler, Michael E. Wechsler.