Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is growing in recognition as a major chronic disease and a key cause of acute medical admissions. It kills approximately 30,000 patients each year in England and Wales alone, and is set to be the third commonest cause of death by 2020 globally. This pocketbook is a concise companion for all health care professionals who come into contact with patients with COPD. It covers the full spectrum of COPD management ranging from smoking cessation to advanced COPD, bridging both the primary and secondary care aspects of treatment and discussing the latest advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology and new drug treatments of this disease. This compact volume of the Oxford Respiratory Medicine Library summarises up-to-date literature in a style that will have direct clinical application to busy healthcare professionals.

ISBN 0199549141   Pages 136 ISBN13 9780199549146 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 115 Imprint Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Series title Oxford Respiratory Medicine Library Publication date 30 Oct 2008   Height (mm) 179 Library of Congress RC776   Width (mm) 100 DEWEY 616.24   Spine width (mm) 5 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1		Global burden and natural history of COPD by Trevor T. Hansel and Onn Min Kon		1
2		Pathology and molecular features of COPD by Trevor T. Hansel and Andrew J. Tan and Onn Min Kon		11
3		Clinical features, spirometry, and lung function by Farid Bazari and Trevor T. Hansel and Michael I. Polkey and Onn Min Kon		23
4		Imaging in COPD by Onn Min Kon and Aimee L. Brame		35
5		Smoking cessation by Susannah A. A. Bloch and Onn Min Kon		45
6		Chronic medical therapy and the GOLD guidelines by Miguel Carrera and Ernest Sala and Alvar G. N. Agusti		53
7		Management of acute exacerbations including non-invasive and invasive ventilation by Clare L. K. Ross and Onn Min Kon and William L. G. Oldfield		61
8		Pulmonary rehabilitation by Thierry Troosters and Marc Decramer		73
9		Long-term, ambulatory, and short-burst oxygen therapy in COPD by Cassandra N. G. Lee and Onn Min Kon		83
10		Lung volume reduction, bullectomy, and lung transplantation by William D. Man and Onn Min Kon		93
11		Palliative care and end-of-life issues by David J. Jackson and Sarah L. Elkin		101
		Index		111

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