ABC of COPD

Description

Definition, epidemiology, and risk factors / Graham S. Devereux -- Pathology and pathogenesis / William MacNee -- Diagnosis / Graeme P. Currie and Mahendran Chetty -- Spirometry / David Bellamy -- Smoking cessation / John R. Britton -- Non-pharmacological management / Graeme P. Currie and Graham Douglas -- Pharmacological management (I) / Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth -- Pharmacological management (II) / Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth -- Inhalers / Graeme P. Currie and Graham Douglas -- Oxygen / Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie -- Exacerbations / Graeme P. Currie and Wisia Wedzicha -- Ventilatory support / Paul Plant and Graeme P. Currie -- COPD in primary care / Cathy Jackson -- Death, dying, and end of life issues / Gordon Linklater -- Future treatments / Peter Barnes.;Provides the entire multidisciplinary team with a reliable, up-to-date and accessible account of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Definition, epidemiology, and risk factors / Graham S. Devereux -- Pathology and pathogenesis / William MacNee -- Diagnosis / Graeme P. Currie and Mahendran Chetty -- Spirometry / David Bellamy -- Smoking cessation / John R. Britton -- Non-pharmacological management / Graeme P. Currie and Graham Douglas -- Pharmacological management (I) / Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth -- Pharmacological management (II) / Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth -- Inhalers / Graeme P. Currie and Graham Douglas -- Oxygen / Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie -- Exacerbations / Graeme P. Currie and Wisia Wedzicha -- Ventilatory support / Paul Plant and Graeme P. Currie -- COPD in primary care / Cathy Jackson -- Death, dying, and end of life issues / Gordon Linklater -- Future treatments / Peter Barnes.