Publisher's Synopsis
The specialist will find this manual a convenient reference handbook, while the generalist will be able to use the Manual as a helpful guide in formulating a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients suspected of having an allergic or immunologic disorder. Students, house officers, and other health care professionals will find the Manual a useful guide to the clinical practice of allergy and immunology.
New for this edition:
· Additional tables provide extensive data for basic and clinical understanding
· Increased use of algorithms to help provide quick diagnosis
· References include both published literature and authoritative Internet resources for more extensive discussion of each subject
· Therapeutic recommendations are consistent with current evidence-based guidelines to provide the latest information
· Uses the familiar Lippincott Manual outline format to organize information and save time in looking up information