ABC of COPD
Published on 15. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-4051-4711-8 (ISBN)
Description
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common problem encountered in both primary and secondary care and contributes to a substantial workload for medical practitioners in district general hospitals, teaching hospitals (about 10 of hospital admission) and the community. COPD treatment frequently involves a number of multidisciplinary team members; this series of articles would be of interest to a large number of individuals. The ABC of COPD provides easily accessible, reliable information outlining the aetiology, natural history, diagnosis and current evidence based management of COPD. Treatment recommendations are based on NICE guidelines published in 2004 for the management of COPD.
Reviews / Votes
"This concise primer on COPD would be very valuable for respiratory therapists, nurses, medical students, and residents in their early years of training." Respiratory Care<!--end-->More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
64 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
192 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-4711-8 (9781405147118)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Graeme P. Currie, MBChB, DCH, MRCP (UK), MD Specialist Registrar in Respiratory & General Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
Content
1 Definition, epidemiology, and risk factors. Graham Devereux. 2 Pathology, pathogenesis, and pathophysiology. William MacNee. 3 Diagnosis. Graeme P Currie, Joe S Legge. 4 Smoking cessation. Prasima Srivastava, Graeme P Currie, John Britton. 5 Non-pharmacological management. Graeme P Currie, J Graham Douglas. 6 Pharmacological management-inhaled treatment. Graeme P Currie, Brian J Lipworth. 7 Pharmacological management-oral treatment. Graeme P Currie, Daniel K C Lee, Brian J Lipworth. 8 Oxygen and inhalers. Graeme P Currie, J Graham Douglas. 9 Acute exacerbations. Graeme P Currie, Jadwiga A Wedzicha. 10 Ventilatory support. Gordon Christie, Graeme P Currie, Paul Plant. 11 Primary care and palliative care. Daryl Freeman, David Price. 12 Future treatments. Peter J Barnes. Index