Rhinitis and Related Upper Respiratory Conditions: A Clinical Guide

Description

This comprehensive book thoroughly covers the spectrum of rhinitis conditions and related comorbidities. Rhinitis and Related Upper Respiratory Conditions is a unique resource that delivers essential clinical information, addressing the varying patient populations which might be encountered in different types of clinical settings. Chapters range from topics such as pediatric, adult, geriatric, and occupational rhinitis, while also covering the full array of rhinitis subtypes and their complications.  Later chapters address secondary causes of rhinitis such as systemic diseases manifesting as rhinitis, drug-induced rhinitis, and CSF leak.

Written by experts in the field, every chapter is structured to contain clinical cases which illustrate the typical patient presentation, and their diagnostic work-up and treatment, providing the knowledge needed to further improve diagnosis and care for the patient with rhinitis. Rhinitis and Related Upper Respiratory Conditions is an ideal resource for allergists, primary care physicians, and health care extenders, to help them recognize and further improve care of patients with rhinitis.

Key Features

• Provides clinical, interactive vignettes which address varying patient populations in different types of clinical settings.
• Written by experts in the field
• Appeals to a broad medical audience, providing the knowledge needed to further improve diagnosis and care for the patient with rhinitis

Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1. Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
2. Chapter 2. Perennial Allergic Rhinitis
3. Chapter 3. Non-allergic Vasomotor Rhinitis
4. Chapter 4. Mixed Rhinitis
5. Chapter 5. Local Allergic Rhinitis
6. Chapter 6. Occupational Rhinitis
7. Chapter 7. Rhinosinusitis without Polyposis
8. Chapter 8. Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyposis: Diagnosis and Treatment
9. Chapter 9. Rhinitis and Cough
10. Chapter 10. Rhinitis and Structurally Related Problems
11. Chapter 11. Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
12. Chapter 12. Rhinitis of the Elderly
13. Chapter 13. Sino-nasal Sarcoidosis
14. Chapter 14. Rhinitis and Asthma
15. Chapter 15. Pediatric Rhinitis
16. Chapter 16. Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis
17. Chapter 17. Rhinitis and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
18. Chapter 18. Drug-induced Rhinitis

Editor Biography

Jonathan A. Bernstein, M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio