Handbook of otolaryngic allergy [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 17, 2019)

Handbook of Otolaryngic Allergy; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part 1: The Basics; 1 Basics of Immunology; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Hypersensitivity Reactions; 1.3 Adaptive Immunity; 1.4 Adaptive Immune Responses; 1.5 The Major Players; 1.6 Tolerance and Immune System Bias; 1.7 A Word on the Simplification of the Immune System; Bibliography; 2 Allergic Rhinitis: Definition and Classifications; 2.1 The Keys to Success; 2.2 The Definition; 2.3 The Not-So-Perfect Classification System; 2.4 Severity; Bibliography

3 Sensitization versus Allergy 3.1 A Most Interesting Conundrum; 3.2 Serious Stuff; 3.3 Mischief Management; 3.4 One Last Frustration ... ; Bibliography; 4 Unified Airway Concept; 4.1 What It Is; 4.2 How Might This Work?; 4.3 What About Postnasal Drip? Can That Cause Lung Inflammation?; 4.4 Why It Is Important; Bibliography; 5 Inhalant Allergens: Grasses; 5.1 When Summer Isn't Something to Look Forward To; 5.2 Serious Stuff; 5.2.1 Quick Review ... What Is an Antigen? And What Is an Allergen?; 5.2.2 Tell Me a Bit More About Allergens ... Please?

5.2.3 What Are Standardized and Nonstandardized Allergen Extracts?5.2.4 What Is Cross-Reactivity?; 5.2.5 What Are Thommen's Postulates?; 5.2.6 What Exactly Is Pollen?; 5.2.7 What Types of Plants Produce Allergenic Pollens?; 5.2.8 What Are Some Highlights About Grass Allergens?; 5.2.9 When Do Grasses Pollinate?; 5.2.10 What Are Some Common Allergenic Grasses?; Bibliography; 6 Inhalant Allergens: Trees; 6.1 Springtime Tree Troubles; 6.2 Serious Stuff; 6.2.1 What Are the Common Types of Allergenic Trees in North America?; 6.2.2 When Do Trees Pollinate?

6.2.3 What Are Some Common Allergenic Trees?6.2.4 Which Trees Have Major Allergens That Are Known?; 6.2.5 Which Trees Have Standard Allergen Extracts Available?; Bibliography; 7 Inhalant Allergens: Molds; 7.1 Spores Can Get You Down; 7.2 Serious Stuff; 7.2.1 What Do I Need to Know About Mold Allergy?; 7.2.2 What Are Some Common Allergenic Molds?; 7.2.3 Which Molds Have Major Allergens That Are Known?; 7.2.4 Which Molds Have Standard Allergen Extracts Available?; Bibliography; 8 Inhalant Allergens: Epidermals and Danders; 8.1 Dust and Danders; 8.2 Serious Stuff

8.2.1 What Potential Allergens Do We Encounter Year-Round?8.2.2 Information About Dust Mites ... Lay It On Me!; 8.2.3 What About Pet Dander?; 8.2.4 Which Epidermals and Danders Have Major Allergens That Are Known?; 8.2.5 Which Epidermals and Danders Have Standard Allergen Extracts Available?; Bibliography; 9 Inhalant Allergens: Weeds; 9.1 When Weeds Are the Worst; 9.2 Serious Stuff; 9.2.1 What Are the Common Types of Allergenic Weeds in North America?; 9.2.2 What About Minor Weed Families, or Locally Important Weeds?; 9.2.3 What Else Should I Know About Weeds ... or Weed "Imposters"?

The quintessential how-to guide on treating allergies for day-to-day practice While encyclopedic tomes on the treatment of allergies have a place on the library shelves of otolaryngologists, Handbook of Otolaryngic Allergy provides a user-friendly office resource clinicians can consult on a daily basis. Written by Christine Franzese, Cecelia Damask, Sarah Wise, and Matthew Ryan, the book encompasses the basic science of allergies, essential knowledge, and how to perform each procedure. Part one starts with basic immunology and allergic rhinitis definition and classifications, followed by discussion.

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