Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
eBook - PDF

Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  1. 608 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

About this book

Since the publication of the first edition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as a public health issue, has increased in line with the predictions of the World Health Organization and by the year 2020, will become one of the main killers of human life.With several important large scaled trials becoming available and our knowledge of COP

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Yes, you can access Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Stephen I. Rennard,Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin,Gerard Huchon,Nicolas Roche in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Emergency Medicine & Critical Care. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9780849375873
eBook ISBN
9780849375880
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Introduction
  3. Foreword
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. Contributors
  7. Contents
  8. PART I: UNDERSTANDING COPD AND ITS IMPACT
  9. Chapter 1. The Burden of COPD
  10. Chapter 2. Smoking Cessation
  11. Chapter 3. The Relationship of Tobacco Smoking to COPD: Histopathogenesis
  12. Chapter 4. COPD as a Systemic Disease
  13. PART II: ASSESSING COPD
  14. Chapter 5. Early Diagnosis of COPD: Usefulness, Tools, and Actors
  15. Chapter 6. Assessment of Symptoms and Quality of Life in the COPD Patient
  16. Chapter 7. Measuring Ventilatory and Respiratory Impairment in COPD
  17. Chapter 8. Imaging of Lung Morphology and Function in COPD
  18. Chapter 9. Assessing the Systemic Consequences of COPD
  19. Chapter 10. The Pulmonary Vasculature of COPD
  20. Chapter 11. How the COPD Patient Should Be Assessed for Comorbities
  21. Chapter 12. Goals of COPD Treatments and Measurement of Their Efficacy: From Clinical Trials to Real-World Practice
  22. PART III: PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS OF COPD
  23. Chapter 13. Choosing the Right Bronchodilator
  24. Chapter 14. When Should We Use Glucocorticoids in COPD?
  25. Chapter 15. Treating and Preventing Infections
  26. Chapter 16. Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors, Mucolytics, and Emerging Pharmacotherapies for COPD
  27. Chapter 17. Managing Exacerbations: An Overview
  28. PART IV: NONPHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN COPD
  29. Chapter 18. Exercise Training in COPD
  30. Chapter 19. New Components of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD
  31. Chapter 20. Long-Term Oxygen Therapy for the Patient with COPD
  32. Chapter 21. Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD
  33. Chapter 22. Surgical Therapy for COPD
  34. Chapter 23. Perioperative Medical Management for Patients with COPD: The Anesthesiologist's View
  35. Chapter 24. Providing Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Patients with COPD
  36. PART V: CONCLUSION
  37. Chapter 25. A Global Strategy for a Global Disease
  38. Chapter 26. Caring for the Patient with COPD: A Practical Summary of Guidelines for Clinicians
  39. Index
  40. Back cover