This unique new text delivers practical guidelines on diagnosing and treating patients with asthma. Drs. Castro and Kraft are extensively involved in asthma research and improved patient care, and their comprehensive coverage of key challenges in diagnosing and treating asthma makes this a must have resource. The organized full-color format ensures readability, and helps you find information quickly and easily. And as an Expert Consult title, it enables you to conveniently search the entire contents of the text online and download all of the book's images, tables, charts, and algorithms for your personal use, as well as sample treatment plans and patient education handouts - all from any practice location with an Internet connection.

• Offers up-to-date protocols and management guidelines to help you provide the best care for your patients.
  
• Presents chapters on special situations and special populations to help you overcome clinical challenges such as the difficult-to-control or pregnant asthma patient.
  
• Provides specialized sections on asthma education to give guidance on leading your patients to better self management by improving their adherence to treatment guidelines.
  
• Highlights material found on the Asthma Educator Certification exam in special ''education'' boxes.
  
• Offers expert guidance on translating the new NIH EPR-3 Asthma Guidelines to hands-on patient care.
  
• Organized in a consistent chapter format that provides concise, logical coverage of essential information for easy reference.
  
• Contains special boxes that highlight clinical pearls, controversial issues, and patient education information.
  
• Uses a full-color format that makes it easy to find information quickly.
  
• Includes a website that contains all the images and tables from the book for your use in electronic presentations, plus sample treatment plans and patient education handouts to facilitate patient care.