The Washington Manual® Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Subspecialty Consult outlines current concepts and practice guidelines in the rapidly evolving fields of allergy, asthma, and immunology.

It covers both inpatient and outpatient approaches with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics.

The Washington Manual® Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Subspecialty Consult contains symptom-oriented and disease-oriented sections and covers both acute and chronic problems, including drug allergy, anaphylaxis, eosinophilia, immunodeficiency, and latex allergy.

Appendices include commonly used allergy and asthma drugs, laboratory values for tests in immunology, and a sample schedule for perennial aqueous immunotherapy.

Contents:

1. Approach to the Allergic Patient
2. Basic Immunology Underlying Allergic Reactions and Allergic Inflammation
3. Allergic Rhinitis and Sinusitis
4. Asthma
5. Occupational Asthma
6. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
7. Pulmonary Function Tests
8. In Vivo and In Vitro Diagnostic Tests for Allergy
9. Urticaria and Angioedema
10. Atopic Dermatitis
11. Allergic Contact Dermatitis
12. Ocular Allergic Diseases
13. Anaphylaxis
14. Drug Allergy and Desensitization
15. Insect Allergy
16. Food Allergy and Other Adverse Food Reactions
17. Latex Allergy
18. Conditions Associated with Eosinophilia
19. Mastocytosis
20. Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
21. Allergen Immunotherapy

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