Clinical Asthma

This unique new text delivers practical guidelines on diagnosing and treating patients with asthma.
Drs. Castro and Kraft are extensively involved in asthma research and improved patient care. Their
comprehensive coverage of key challenges in diagnosing and treating asthma makes this a must have
resource. The organized full-color format ensures readability, and the included website features
sample treatment plans and patient education handouts.

- Offers up-to-date protocols and management guidelines to help you provide the best care for your
patients.

- Presents chapters on special situations and special populations to help you overcome clinical
challenges such as the difficult-to-control or pregnant asthma patient.

- Provides specialized sections on asthma education to give guidance on leading your patients to
better self management by improving their adherence to treatment guidelines.

- Highlights material found on the Asthma Educator Certification exam in special "education: boxes.

- Offers expert guidance on translating the new NIH EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines to hands-on patient
care.

- Organized in a consistent chapter format that provides concise, logical coverage of essential
information for easy reference.

- Contains special boxes that highlight clinical pearls, controversial issues, and patient
education information.

- Uses a full-color format that makes it easy to find information quickly.

- Includes a website that contains all the images and tables from the book for your use in
electronic presentations, plus sample treatment plans and patient education handouts to
facilitatepatient care.