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Taylor & Francis Asthma and Immunological Diseases in Pregnancy and Early Infancy 1998 Edition by Michael Schatz
This state-of-the-art volume explores the interrelationships between asthma, atopic illnesses, immunological diseases, and pregnancy, elucidates potential effects of specific treatments, and discusses optimal preventive, diagnostic, and management measures for ensuring the well-being of the pregnant woman and her fetus or infant.Covers gestational asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinosinusitis, urticaria/angioedema, atopic dermatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV infection, immune deficiency states, and other conditions-including immunological factors leading to fetal loss! Written by more than 60 internationally recognized experts, Asthma and Immunological Diseases in Pregnancy and Early Infancy introduces for the first time medicolegal considerations when prescribing drugs during the perinatal period psychological aspects of gestational care animal and human data on the use of specific medications obstetrical management of the asthmatic patient maternal immune deficiencyAlong with updated and detailed perspectives on topics, such as allergy diagnosis and treatment immunologically mediated adverse drug reactions genetic and environmental bases of allergy development in infancy natural history and prevention of asthma and allergy in childhood the interrelationship between asthma and pregnancy and more! Table of contents : - Basic ScienceHormonal Changes During Normal Pregnancy and Their Consequences, Joseph F. MortolaFetal Oxygenation, Acid - Base Balance, and Assessment of Well-Being in the Pregnancy Complicated by Asthma or Anaphylaxis, Larry Cousins and Valerian A. CatanzaritePulmonary Function During Pregnancy, Robert A. WiseMaternal Immune Function During Pregnancy, Reuben FalkoffThe Immunology of Pregnancy: The Fetus as Allograft, Henry N. ClamanGeneral TherapeuticsPsychological Changes During Pregnancy: Implications for Medical Care, Andrea B. Stone and Walter A. BrownUse of Medication During Pregnancy and Lactation: General Considerations, Richard S. Abrams and Clement P. HoffmanPregnancy Effects of Specific Medications Used to Treat Asthma and Immunological Diseases, Anthony R. Scialli and Armand LioneMedical/Legal Aspects of Prescribing During Pregnancy, Frederick H. Fern, Christopher P. Orlando, and Jean A. HobartAllergic DiseasesAllergy Diagnosis, Environmental Control, and Immunotherapy During Pregnancy, Helen Mawhinney and Sheldon L. SpectorThe Diagnosis and Treatment of Rhinosinusitis During Pregnancy and Lactation, Gary A. IncaudoAnaphylaxis in Pregnancy, Stephen I. WassermanCutaneous Diseases During Pregnancy, Gary M. White and Robert S. ZeigerImmunologically Mediated Adverse Drug Reactions in Pregnancy, Gillian M. ShepherdAsthmaEffects of Asthma on Pregnancy and Labor, Donna Dizon-Townson and Steven L. ClarkEffect of Pregnancy on Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Elizabeth F. Juniper and Michael T. NewhouseDiagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma During Pregnancy, Allan T. LuskinThe Medical Management of Asthma During Pregnancy, Michael SchatzPrevention and Treatment of Severe Asthma During Pregnancy, Paul A. Greenberger and Roy PattersonThe Obstetrical Management of Pregnant Asthmatics, Mitchell P. DombrowskiImmunologic DiseasesSystemic Lupus Erythematosus and Pregnancy, Michael D. LockshinRheumatoid Arthritis and Other Arthropathies During Pregnancy, J. Lee Nelson and Monika OstensenOther Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy, Geeta Khare and Henry N. ClamanHuman Immunodeficiency Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Pamela Stratton, Mary Jo O'Sullivan, and Adolfo Gonzalez-GarciaImmune Deficiency During Pregnancy, Frederick M. SchafferImmunological Causes of Fetal Loss, Henry N. ClamanDevelopment/Prevention of Allergic Diseases in InfancyThe Genetic Basis of Asthma and Allergic Disease, William O. C. M. CooksonRisk Factors in the Development of Allergy, Bengt Bjoerksten and N-I Max KjellmanThe Natural History of Allergic Diseases and Asthma in Childhood, Steven RubinsteinPrevention of Allergic Disease in Infancy, Robert S. ZeigerAllergic and Immunologic Diseases During InfancyThe Wheezing Infant, Alan F. Isles, Christopher J. L. Newth, and Claire WainwrightFood Hypersensitivity in Infancy, S. Allan Bock and Hugh A. SampsonAtopic Dermatitis and Other Immunological Dermatoses of Infancy, Michael H. MellonImmunobiology of the Neonate and an Overview of Immune Deficiencies in the Neonatal Period, Richard I. Schiff and Noah J. Friedman