Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : critical debates / edited by Mike Pearson, Wisia Wedzicha.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pearson, Mike, FRCP

Wedzicha, Jadwiga Anna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lungs--Diseases, Obstructive.

Lungs.

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive.

Medical Subjects:

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive.

Physical Description:

x, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2003.

Contents:

The aetiology and epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / John Corless

Why do only some smokers develop COPD? / Nikos Siafakas, Eleni Tzortzaki, Demosthenes Bouros

How should COPD be diagnosed? / Mike Pearson

Is it possible for spirometry to become a universal measurement? / David Bellamy

Assessment of disability : what test, or combination of tests, should be used? / Denis O'Donnell, Michael Fitzpatrick

Do older patients with COPD need a different approach? / Martin Connolly

Do COPD patients develop particular problems in sleep? / Walter McNicholas

Is it possible to help people stop smoking? / James Friend

Bronchodilators in stable COPD, which one when? / Ronan O'Driscoll

Inhaled steriods, do they still have a role? / Jørgen Vestbo

What are the future treatments for COPD? / Peter Barnes

What is the role of rehabilitation in COPD? / Peter Wijkstra, Nick ten Hacken, Johan Wempe, Gerard Koeter

Oxygen therapy, is it possible to prescribe rationally and objectively? / Louise Restrick

Chronic obstructive lung disease : what is the role of surgery? / Thomas Waddell, Roger Goldstein

What is an acute exacerbation of COPD? / Wisia Wedzicha

Which patients with acute COPD exacerbation should receive ventilatory support? / Mrinal Sircar, Mark Elliott

Outcome measures in COPD, what is success? / Wisia Wedzicha, Mike Pearson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0632059729

OCLC:

50803833