Management of difficult asthma [electronic resource] / Elisabeth Bel.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Advances in asthma: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2011Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (20 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Antiasthmatic agents | Asthma -- Chemotherapy | Asthma -- Treatment | Anti-Asthmatic Agents -- therapeutic use | Asthma -- complications | Asthma -- drug therapy | Asthma -- therapy | Eosinophils -- metabolismOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Difficult asthma and severe refractory asthma -- Heterogeneous reasons for severe asthma -- "High dose" therapy -- Treatments for severe asthma -- Eosinophilic vs. non eosinophilic inflammation -- Effect of CRS treatment on asthma -- Mechanism of action of anti IgE -- Effect of anti IgE on severe asthma exacerbations -- Effect of anti IL-5 (mepolizumab) on spontaneous asthma exacerbations -- Clarithromycin in neutrophilic asthma -- Macrolides in chronic stable asthma -- Mechanisms of asthma severity in obese patients -- Implications for the future.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.