Main description:

COPD is a leading cause of death world wide, and its prevalence is increasing. This disease provides complex challenges for the care team. This concise review of COPD is designed to provide the clinician with an up-to-date and digestible summary of current knowledge of COPD. A team of expert authors provide the text based on reference to the latest literature. This is supplemented by a collection of original images from their own collections, made available here to assist better understanding of the subject. Diagnosis, treatment, management and exacerbations of the disease are covered. COPD: Visual Guide for Clinicians will be of value to all clinicians involved in the care of patients with COPD. Specialists will find this a useful update, while primary care teams will be able to refresh their knowledge about a frequently presenting problem.

Contents:

1. COPD as a systemic disease 2. Diagnosing COPD 3. Therapeutic issues in COPD - muscle dysfunction 4. Treating stable COPD 5. Radiology in COPD 6. Treating exacerbations in COPD 7. Epidemiology and aetiology