Title Wheezing disorders in the preschool child : pathophysiology and management / Fernando Martinez, Simon Godfrey

Published London ; New York : Martin Dunitz ; Independence, KY : Distributed in the USA by Taylor & Francis, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 157 pages) : illustrations Contents 1. Epidemiology of wheezing in infants and preschool children -- 2. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and wheezing -- 3. Immunology of wheezing disorders in infants and preschool children -- 4. Clinical features of the wheezy infant -- 5. Lung function in the wheezy infant and preschool child -- 6. The wheezy infant and preschool child : differential diagnosis -- 7. Management of wheezing in infants and preschool children -- 8. Proposals for the future Summary The infant with persistent or recurrent wheeze during the first 2 years of life poses a particularly difficult diagnostic dilemma, which can be a source of considerable anxiety to both physicians and parents. Without neglecting basic science, Wheezing Dis Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Pediatric respiratory diseases -- Diagnosis Pediatric respiratory diseases -- Treatment Infants. Respiratory Sounds -- physiopathology Respiratory Sounds -- child, preschool Respiratory Tract Diseases -- therapy Respiratory Tract Diseases -- child, preschool Infant infants. MEDICAL -- Pediatrics. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health. Infants Pediatric respiratory diseases -- Diagnosis Pediatric respiratory diseases -- Treatment Bruits respiratoires -- physiopathologie -- Enfant d'âge préscolaire. Maladies de l'appareil respiratoire -- thérapie. Appareil respiratoire -- Maladies chez l'enfant. Respiration. Form Electronic book Author Godfrey, S. (Simon) ISBN 0203624343 9780203624340 1280056932 9781280056932

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