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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the management of allergic rhinitis. Chapters cover various aspects of the disease, including anatomy and physiology of the upper respiratory system, prevention and treatment, and common allergens. Chapters also discuss prevention, medication, and various forms of immunotherapy. This book also offers unique coverage on Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques (OMT) for allergic rhinitis.
Treatment and Management of Allergic Rhinitis is a valuable resource for medical providers who treat allergic rhinitis, including family physicians and nurse practitioners. It will also be of interest to allergy fellows in training and family practice and internal medicine residents.
List of contents
Part 1: Introduction.- Chapter 1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Upper Respiratory System.- Chapter 2. Common Allergens in North America.- Chapter 3. Allergic Rhinitis.- Part 2: Prevention and Management.- Chapter 4. Preventing Measurement.- Chapter 5. Oral Medication in Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis.- Chapter 6. Nasal and Ophthalmic Medications.- Chapter 7. History of Immunotherapy.- Chapter 8. Subcutaneous Immunotherapy.- Chapter 9. Oral Immunotherapy.- Chapter 10. Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques (OMT).
About the author
Massoud Mahmoudi DO., Ph.D., is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. He is also a faculty member at two other medical schools: Rowan University and Touro University. As a faculty member of three medical schools, Dr. Mahmoudi has been involved with teaching internal medicine residents, allergy and immunology fellows and medical students for the past twenty four years. He is an active medical practitioner in internal medicine as well as allergy and clinical immunology. He served as the first Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed Comprehensive Clinical Medicine and has published 13 books. He is currently serves as the President of American Osteopathic College of Allergy and Immunology.
Summary
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the management of allergic rhinitis. Chapters cover various aspects of the disease, including anatomy and physiology of the upper respiratory system, prevention and treatment, and common allergens. Chapters also discuss prevention, medication, and various forms of immunotherapy. This book also offers unique coverage on Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques (OMT) for allergic rhinitis.
Treatment and Management of Allergic Rhinitis is a valuable resource for medical providers who treat allergic rhinitis, including family physicians and nurse practitioners. It will also be of interest to allergy fellows in training and family practice and internal medicine residents.
