BRONCHIAL ASTHMA CAN BE DIAGNOSED WHEN A PATIENT DEVELOPS THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF BRONCHIAL REACTIVITY: wheezing, cough, tachypnea, and dyspnea. Occasionally, despite immunotherapy, bronchodilator therapy, and avoidance of the provocative factors, some asthmatic patients do not respond to treatment. Bronchial inhalation challenge, a method to test airway reactivity after inhalation ...

Delegation is the most important tool we have, yet some managers hesitate to use it. As radiology administrators, we must translate our knowledge and experience to our employees through practice. If we do not achieve this translation through the delegation process, we will fail as managers. Therefore, we must give ...

Microtia encompasses a variety of deformities whose correction presents a considerable technical challenge. In this paper, practical techniques are presented that facilitate the management of the classic form of microtia. This approach was formulated through experience with 76 patients.

Domestic management of mental handicap hospitals presents a challenge to staff who often have to cope with outdated methods of cleaning, difficult areas to clean, and insufficient money to spend on new equipment. Catherine Jones, a domestic services manager, outlines some of the problems of management in this type of ...

Incompetency of the larynx may vary from minimal occasional aspiration of saliva with a somewhat annoying cough to severe and life threatening aspiration. Management of these problems remains a significant challenge to the ingenuity of the well trained otolaryngologist. A review of the anatomic and physiologic factors involved both in ...

The implications of "subliminal toxicology a term which has been coined by Dr. L. Goldberg, the editor of Food and Cosmetics Toxicology, are discussed and related to the practice of dermatology. It is argued that only legislation proposed by dermatologists and instituted by Government Authorities can fully protect the public ...

Forest PACT (Forest Partnership for Action and Commitment Today) was set up by a group of 30 partners representing groups from around the world at the First ForestPACT meeting in Cortes de la Frontera (March 2000). It aims to create a new proactive approach to forest conservation and sustainable forest ...

Frostbite is a condition that is associated with people living in countries with an extremely cold climate. However, it can affect people in the UK who are involved in winter sports, and is also associated with the homeless, people with a psychiatric illness, and those who misuse drugs and alcohol. ...

Declaring a disability can prove challenging for an individual. It may also represent a challenge for that individual's manager, particularly if it is something they have had little experience of. Knowing that advice and support is available to both parties should make the process much easier and help to provide ...

Management of dementia should focus on the maintenance of function and independence for the person with the disease. Non-pharmacological interventions to manage dementia include reality orientation, aromatherapy and validation therapy. Non-pharmacological ways of managing challenging behaviour are recommended in current guidance. Drug treatments, which may stabilize the symptoms of Alzheimer's ...