Application description

Audience:

Intended for everyone interested in asthma. No previous knowledge of medicine is necessary.

Features:

• Asthma is explained in details.
• Diagnosis and treatment of asthma is explained.
• Breathing exercises are described.
• Acupressure treatment for asthma is described.
• Special sections on first aid in asthma.
• Illustrated human anatomy chapter.
• Always have the guide available for a quick reference.
• Consult the guide during an emergency or read it at leisure.
• Search for the words or phrases
• Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page
• Add Bookmarks
• Text annotation and mark-up
• Automatic synchronization between the Q and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the Q, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.

Table of Contents:

Asthma: Introduction | History | Epidemiology | Causes | Prognosis

Diagnosis: Signs and symptoms | Diagnosis | Differential diagnosis

Medical tests: Spirometry | Metacholine challenge test | Peak flow meter | Wheezing | Rhonchi

Pathophysiology: Bronchoconstriction | Bronchial inflammation | Pathogenesis | Sleep apnea

Treatment: Introduction | Relief medication | Prevention medication | Long-acting β₂-agonists | Emergency treatment | Nebulizer | Alternative and complementary medicine | Asthma Diary | Acupressure

Breathing exercises: Controlled Study | Buteyko Method | Strelnikova Method

Medications: Bronchodilator | Anticholinergics | Beta₂-adrenergic receptor agonists | Leukotriene receptor antagonists | Xanthines | Mast cell stabilizers | Antitussive | Antihistamine
Anti-inflammatory:
Corticosteroids: Prednisone | Dexamethasone
NSAIDs: Aspirin | Ibuprofen

First Aid: Anaphylaxis (constriction of airways) | Asthma | First Aid Techniques | World-wide Emergency Telephone Numbers

Anatomy and physiology of Respiratory System: Introduction | Nose | Nasal cavity | Trachea | Lungs | Conducting zone | Respiratory zone

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