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<p>For decades, health care practitioners have relied on <i>Middleton’s Allergy</i> as their go-to reference for comprehensive information on allergic disorders. Now <i>Middleton’s Allergy Essentials</i>, by Drs. Robyn E. O'Hehir, Stephen T. Holgate, and Aziz Sheikh, offers <b>a concise resource that’s both easily accessible and highly authoritative</b>. Perfect for clinicians in primary and secondary care settings, this practical volume covers<b> what is most useful in your daily practice,</b> with a strong emphasis on disease diagnosis and management.</p> A practical approach to<b> evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment </b>of allergic disorders, focused specifically on <b>what the non-specialist needs to know </b>for everyday practice. <p> Each chapter begins with a<b> handy summary of key concepts </b>to help you quickly identify important information. <p> Coverage of <b>today’s hot topics </b>includes asthma, drug allergies, food allergies and gastrointestinal disorders, anaphylaxis, atopic dermatitis, and allergic contact dermatitis. <b> <p> Concise sections on mechanisms </p></b>are included where relevant, keeping you up to date with this rapidly evolving field. <p> Authored by<b> the same internationally recognized experts that produce <i>Middleton’s Allergy</i></b>, the definitive text in the field. <p> Ideal for physicians, residents, general and family practitioners, nurse practitioners, primary care doctors, hospitalists, general internists –<b> anyone who is called upon to make effective diagnostic and treatment decisions regarding allergic disorders. </b></p></p></p></p>