Author

Leung, Donald, Y.M.

Sampson, Hugh A.

Geha, Raif S.

Szefler, Stanley J.

Place of Publication

[St. Louis, MO]

Publisher

Mosby, Inc.

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

Hardcover: 832 pages

Subject

Allergies

Immune System/Immune System Diseases-Symptoms

Drug Allergies

Food Allergies

Asthma

Skin. Skin Diseases

UBC MD Undergrad

Abstract

Contents: Epidemiology of allergic diseases; Natural history of allergic diseases and asthma; Genetics of allergic disease and asthma; Regulation and biology of immunoglobulin E; Inflammatory effector cells/cell migration; Developing immune system and allergy; Approach to the child wtih recurrent infections; Antibody deficiency; T-Cell immunodeficiencies; Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection; Complement deficiencies; White blood cell defects; Rheumatic diseases of childhood: Therapeutic principles; Autoimmune diseases; Autoimmune lymphoprolifitive syndrome; Epstein-Barr virus infections; Intravenous immune serum globulin therapy; Bone marrow transplantation; Immunizations; Gene therapy and allergy; Stem cell therapeutics: An overview; Laboratory (in vitro) analyses; In vivo testing for immunoglobulin E-mediated sensitivity; Outdoor allergens; Indoor allergens; Environmental control; Immunotherapy for allergic disease; Allergic rhinitis; Otitis media; Sinusitis; Chronic cough; Immunology of the asthmatic response; Guidelines for treatment of asthma; Functional assessment of asthma; Infections and asthma; Special considerations for infants and young children; Inner city asthma; Asthma in older children; Asthma education programs for children; Asthma and the athlete; Refractory childhood asthma: New insight into the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management; Promoting adherence and effective self-management in patients with asthma; New directions in asthma management; Mucosal immunity: An overview; Evaluation of food allergy; Approach to feeding problems in the infant and young child; Prevention and natural history of food allergy; Enterocolitis, proctocolitis, and gastroenteritis, and proctocolitis; Food allergy, respiratory disease, and anaphylaxis; Atopic dermatitis and food hypersensitivity; Management of food allergy; Atopic dermatitis; Urticaria and angiodema; Contact dermatitis; Allergic and immunologic eye disease; Drug allergy; Latex allergy; Insect sting anaphylaxis; General treatment of anaphylasis.

ISBN

0323018025

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF FF 400 LEU 2003

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Author

Hall, Judith G.

Allanson, Judith E.

Gripp, Karen W.

Slavotinek, Anne M.

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

Softcover: 489 p.

Subject

Genetics

Diagnostic Tests/Procedures. Physical Diagnosis

UBC MD Undergrad

Abstract

This book provides a comprehensive collection of data on a variety of physical measurements for use in the evaluation of children and adults with dysmorphic features, structural anomalies, and genetic syndromes. It has been written as a practical manual that can be carried to the ward or in the field for evaluating individuals with unusual physical features.

ISBN

9780195301496

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

REF FA 140 HAL 2007

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