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Main description:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of people across the world. COPD is not only a major burden to patients but is also costly and results in billions of dollars of direct and indirect costs annually. In recent years and with advancement of science, the understanding of COPD has improved significantly. Fortunately, current management guidelines consider COPD a preventable and treatable condition, and recent studies clearly indicate that available pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions may improve various clinical outcomes. COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management offers an exciting, evidence-based assessment of the field and will be of significant interest to clinicians who care for patients with COPD, including primary care providers and specialists. Comprehensive and state-of-the-art, this title is authored by experts who took the task of developing a resource that focuses on the essential issues in caring for patients with COPD. The first four chapters of the book cover major points about the systemic nature of COPD, the clinical and physiological assessments, and the outcome measures and prognostic markers. In the following section, various pharmacologic and non-pharmacological management strategies are reviewed based on the available evidence. The final sections outline the non-pulmonary effects of COPD and their management. COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management is a vital, evidence-based text that will prove invaluable for all clinicians who care for patients with this debilitating disorder.
Contents:
I -The Multiple Components of COPD
Leonardo M. Fabbri, Fabrizio Luppi, Bianca Beghe, and Klaus F. Rabe
II- Clinical Assessment of COPD
Jorgen Vestbo
III. Physiologic Assessment of COPD
Justin Travers, Pierantonio Laveneziana, Denis E. O'Donnell
IV. Outcome Measures and Prognostic Markers for COPD
Mario Cazzola, Barry Make
V. Management Guidelines for COPD
Bart Celli
VI. Pharmacologic Therapy: Bronchodilators
Nicola A. Hanania, Mario Cazzola
VII. Pharmacological Therapy: Inhaled Corticosteroids
Paul Albert, Peter M A Calverley
VIII. Pharmacological Therapy: Novel Approaches
Stephen I Rennard
IX. Smoking Cessation
Arunabh Talwar, Virginia Reichert RN, Kalpalatha Guntupalli
X. Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Charlie K. Lan, Linda Nici , Richard ZuWallack
XI. Exacerbations of COPD
Sandra Adams, Antonio Anzueto
XII. Home Management Issues
XIII. Co-morbidities and Systemic Effects of COPD
E.F.M. Wouters, E. Rutten
XIV. Non-Pharmacological and Surgical Management of COPD
Fernando J. Martinez, Andrew C. Chang, Kevin M. Chan
XV. Depression and Anxiety in COPD: Diagnosis and Management Issues
Soo Borson
XVI. Disease Management Programs for COPD
Jean Bourbeau, Amir Sharafkhaneh, Sandra Adams3
XVII. General Management Issues in COPD: Sleep, Travel and Preoperative management
Amir Sharafkhaneh, Mohammed Jamshidi, Hossein Sharafkhaneh, Max Hirshkowitz
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: December, 2010
Pages: 334
Weight: 831g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Respiratory Medicine
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