Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Seiten
2008
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-954914-6 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-954914-6 (ISBN)
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This pocketbook is a concise companion for all health care professionals who come into contact with patients with COPD. It ummarises up-to-date literature in a style that will have direct clinical application to busy healthcare professionals.
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.
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.
1. Global burden and natural history of COPD; 2. Pathology and molecular features of COPD; 3. Clinical features, spirometry, and lung function; 4. Imaging in COPD; 5. Smoking cessation; 6. Chronic medical therapy and the GOLD guidelines; 7. Management of acute exacerbations including non-invasive and invasive ventilation; 8. Pulmonary rehabilitation; 9. Long-term, ambulatory, and short-burst oxygen therapy in COPD; 10. Lung volume reduction, bullectomy, and lung transplantation; 11. Palliative care and end-of-life issues
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.10.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Respiratory Medicine Library |
| Zusatzinfo | 2-colour figures throughout |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 100 x 179 mm |
| Gewicht | 115 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-954914-1 / 0199549141 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-954914-6 / 9780199549146 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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