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Bringing together the most current information, this color atlas provides numerous diagrams and images and concise descriptions in order to help clinicians diagnose and treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The introduction discusses the worldwide tobacco epidemic and prevalence of COPD as well as its social and economic burden; the classification of severity of COPD; diseases encompassed within COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema; and genetic and environmental factors involved in its pathogenesis. Chapters cover pathophysiology; clinical aspects; smoking cessation; drug therapy; management of exacerbations; specialized treatment modalities (pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy, and surgery); and new drugs.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
Despite being the most common respiratory disorder in the developed world and the fourth leading cause of death in the US, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has received little attention compared to other lung diseases. Often it is not diagnosed until in its advanced stage. An Atlas of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease provides a visual reference for diagnosing and treating smoking-related and other lung diseases.The book contains approximately 120 detailed schematic diagrams that detail disease progression, diagnosis, and treatment; clinical photographic material that illustrates visual diagnostic cues; and figures and flow diagrams that present a concise review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of the disease. The authors cover the drugs recommended for treatment, their mode of action, potential side effects, and recommended uses. They discuss the management of both stable COPD and exacerbations of COPD, differential diagnoses and asthma, management in general practice and in hospitals, and future trends in therapy, such as new bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory treatments.The wealth of pictorial, diagrammatic, and photographic information combined with the clear, concise text and easy-to-use format make An Atlas of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease a primary resource for the management of COPD.


Book Info
Third author, Bartolome R. Celli, is with Tufts Univ., Boston, MA. Illustrates the most important information on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and summarizes recent research. Discusses epidemiology and causation as well as treatment options. DNLM: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive--Atlases.

ANNOTATION

Comprehensively covering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), this atlas supplies up-to-date educational information in an easily digestible format. The book is written at a level suitable for general medical professionals and primary care physicians, as well as respiratory nurses and physiotherapists, but it will also be of value to pulmonary disease specialists/pulmonologists. It contains 70 detailed schematic diagrams describing disease progression, diagnosis and treatment protocols; clinical photographic material providing recognition of visual diagnostic cues; and figures, flow diagrams, and extensive up-to-date references that give the reader a concise review of COPD epidemiology, diagnosis, and management.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Despite being the most common respiratory disorder in the developed world and the fourth leading cause of death in the US, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has received little attention compared to other lung diseases. Often it is not diagnosed until in its advanced stage. An Atlas of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease provides a visual reference for diagnosing and treating smoking-related and other lung diseases.The book contains approximately 120 detailed schematic diagrams that detail disease progression, diagnosis, and treatment; clinical photographic material that illustrates visual diagnostic cues; and figures and flow diagrams that present a concise review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of the disease. The authors cover the drugs recommended for treatment, their mode of action, potential side effects, and recommended uses. They discuss the management of both stable COPD and exacerbations of COPD, differential diagnoses and asthma, management in general practice and in hospitals, and future trends in therapy, such as new bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory treatments.The wealth of pictorial, diagrammatic, and photographic information combined with the clear, concise text and easy-to-use format make An Atlas of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease a primary resource for the management of COPD.

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