Fast Facts: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Softcover

MacNee, William; Rennard, Stephen I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905832540 ISBN 13: 9781905832545

Publisher: Health Press Limited, 2009

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

William MacNee, Professor of Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, ELEGI Colt Laboratories, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, UK and Stephen Rennard, Larson Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: Health Press Limited
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905832540
• ISBN 13: 9781905832545
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 140