Asthma
Published on 1. June 2025
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Description
Asthma is
one of the most prevalent respiratory diseases, affecting ~8% of the world's
population. Given the huge impact of the condition, and the vast amount of
progress that has been made in the field in the last 10 years, a Monograph
on the topic is now timely. Opening with a section on pathophysiology, then
moving on to cover diagnosis and assessment, therapeutic approaches, comorbidities
and special circumstances, this Monograph provides an up-to-date
overview of the current understanding of asthma mechanisms and how to deliver
care for people with asthma.
one of the most prevalent respiratory diseases, affecting ~8% of the world's
population. Given the huge impact of the condition, and the vast amount of
progress that has been made in the field in the last 10 years, a Monograph
on the topic is now timely. Opening with a section on pathophysiology, then
moving on to cover diagnosis and assessment, therapeutic approaches, comorbidities
and special circumstances, this Monograph provides an up-to-date
overview of the current understanding of asthma mechanisms and how to deliver
care for people with asthma.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Sheffield
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-84984-190-0 (9781849841900)
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David J. Jackson is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at
King's College London (London, UK) and Clinical Director of Guy's Severe Asthma
Centre (Guy's & Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK), a regional unit for severe
asthma, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and other eosinophilic
lung diseases. Vanessa M. McDonald is a Professor of Nursing in the School of
Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Newcastle (Callaghan, NSW,
Australia). She is also an Honorary Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Department
of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at John Hunter Hospital (New Lambton Heights,
NSW, Australia), the Director of the NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research
Council) Centre of Excellence in Asthma Treatable Traits, and leads the Asthma
and Breathing Program at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (Newcastle, NSW,
Australia). Ian D. Pavord is Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the
University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Oxford
University Hospitals (Oxford, UK).
King's College London (London, UK) and Clinical Director of Guy's Severe Asthma
Centre (Guy's & Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK), a regional unit for severe
asthma, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and other eosinophilic
lung diseases. Vanessa M. McDonald is a Professor of Nursing in the School of
Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Newcastle (Callaghan, NSW,
Australia). She is also an Honorary Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Department
of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at John Hunter Hospital (New Lambton Heights,
NSW, Australia), the Director of the NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research
Council) Centre of Excellence in Asthma Treatable Traits, and leads the Asthma
and Breathing Program at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (Newcastle, NSW,
Australia). Ian D. Pavord is Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the
University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) and Honorary Consultant Physician at the Oxford
University Hospitals (Oxford, UK).
Content
Innate and adaptive immune responses in asthma
Airway hyperresponsiveness
Airway remodelling and small airways dysfunction in asthma
Mucus plugging in severe asthma
Mechanisms of asthma exacerbations
The airway microbiome in asthma
The impact of air pollution on asthma
Diagnosis of asthma in adults
Diagnosing asthma in children
Type 2 biomarkers and assessment of risk
Differentiating difficult from severe asthma
Assessment of medication adherence
Learnings from asthma fatalities
CT and MRI of asthma
Digital health for asthma
Biomarker-guided versus symptom-guided therapy
Anit-inflammatory reliever therapy
Biologic therapies in asthma
Options in the absence of type 2 inflammation
Allergen immunotherapy in asthma
Oral corticosteroid stewardship in asthma
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis and nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drug-exacerbated respiratory disease
Obesity
COPD as a comorbidity of asthma
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Inducible laryngeal obstruction
Breathing pattern disorder
Psychological and behavioural disorders
Asthma in pregnancy
Work-related asthma
Airway hyperresponsiveness
Airway remodelling and small airways dysfunction in asthma
Mucus plugging in severe asthma
Mechanisms of asthma exacerbations
The airway microbiome in asthma
The impact of air pollution on asthma
Diagnosis of asthma in adults
Diagnosing asthma in children
Type 2 biomarkers and assessment of risk
Differentiating difficult from severe asthma
Assessment of medication adherence
Learnings from asthma fatalities
CT and MRI of asthma
Digital health for asthma
Biomarker-guided versus symptom-guided therapy
Anit-inflammatory reliever therapy
Biologic therapies in asthma
Options in the absence of type 2 inflammation
Allergen immunotherapy in asthma
Oral corticosteroid stewardship in asthma
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis and nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drug-exacerbated respiratory disease
Obesity
COPD as a comorbidity of asthma
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Inducible laryngeal obstruction
Breathing pattern disorder
Psychological and behavioural disorders
Asthma in pregnancy
Work-related asthma