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Main description:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous collection of respiratory syndromes with overlapping manifestations. As well as the characteristic shortness of breath, the disease is associated with a number of comorbidities that can present major clinical problems for the individual.
This fully updated second edition of Fast Facts: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease offers a concise and expert review of:
- the disease process, its causes and progression
- diagnostic techniques, including lung function tests and imaging
- differential diagnoses
- the main clinical features, systemic effects and comorbidities
- current treatments to reduce symptoms and improve lung function in stable disease
- the prevention and management of acute exacerbations
- the latest clinical trial results, supporting aggressive therapy to reduce lung function decline
- risk factor reduction, primarily through smoking cessation
- future diagnostic and therapeutic developments
Fast Facts: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals, full of practical information on the early recognition, stabilization and successful management of this multifaceted disease
Contents:
Pathology and pathogenesis
Etiology and natural history
Clinical features
Lung function tests
Imaging
Smoking cessation
Therapy in stable disease
Acute exacerbations of COPD
Future trends
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Health Press
Publication date: September, 2009
Pages: 140
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Respiratory Medicine
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