Full Description
This book is a combined teaching assistant and revision aid for postgraduate medical students on the subject of allergy.
Accompanying the text, is complimentary access to 22 online audio podcasts which feature lectures by the authors.
The book is designed so that students listen to the lecture whilst simultaneously studying the corresponding chapter lecture notes.
Key points and tables in each chapter act as a revision aid for exam preparation.
Divided into eight sections, the text covers most aspects of allergy management. Beginning with an introduction to the topic, the next chapters cover respiratory allergies, skin and eye allergies, and systemic diseases such as food or drug allergy and anaphylaxis.
The final sections explore allergic mimics, investigations, and therapeutics, concluding with a selection of OSCE-style questions for self-assessment.
Contents
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
1. The Immune System in Allergy
2. Epidemiology of Allergy
SECTION 2: RESPIRATORY ALLERGIES
3. Allergic Rhinitis
4. Snorers and Mouth Breathers: An Approach
5. Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children
6. Under-5 Wheeze
7. Childhood Asthma
8. Childhood Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
SECTION 3: SKIN AND EYE
9. Atopic Dermatitis
10. Contact Dermatitis
11. Urticaria
12. Ocular Allergies
SECTION 4: SYSTEMIC DISEASES
13. Food Allergy
14. Drug Allergy
15. Anaphylaxis in Children
16. Insect Venom Hypersensitivity
SECTION 5: ALLERGIC MIMICS
17. Hereditary Angioedema
18. Nursery School Syndrome
SECTION 6: INVESTIGATIONS
19. Laboratory Diagnosis of Allergic Diseases
20. Skin Prick Test
SECTION 7: THERAPEUTICS
21. Pharmacotherapy
22. Allergen Immunotherapy
23. Biological Therapies in Allergic Diseases
SECTION 8: EVALUATION
24. Objective Structured Clinical Exam
