COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical ManagementNicola A. Hanania, Amir Sharafkhaneh 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
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Clinical Assessment of COPD | 21 |
Physiologic Assessment of COPD | 33 |
Outcome Measures and Prognostic Markers for COPD | 58 |
Management Guidelines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 81 |
Pharmacological Therapy Bronchodilators | 99 |
Pharmacological Therapy Inhaled Corticosteroids | 115 |
Pharmacological Therapy Novel Approaches | 128 |
Pulmonary Rehabilitation | 166 |
Exacerbations of COPD | 191 |
Home Management Issues | 211 |
CoMorbidities and Systemic Effects of COPD | 225 |
NonPharmacological and Surgical Management of COPD | 248 |
Depression and Anxiety in COPD Diagnosis and Management Issues | 271 |
Disease Management Programs for COPD | 283 |
General Management Issues in COPD Sleep Travel and Preoperative Management | 298 |
Other editions - View all
COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management Nicola A. Hanania,Amir Sharafkhaneh No preview available - 2016 |
COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management Nicola A. Hanania,Amir Sharafkhaneh No preview available - 2010 |
COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management Nicola A. Hanania,Amir Sharafkhaneh No preview available - 2011 |
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