Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Critical Debates

by Editor: Michael Pearson (Aintree Chest Centre, Liverpool); Editor: Jadwiga Wedzicha

• ISBN13: 9781405140164
• ISBN10: 140514016X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book brings a new approach to the subject of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, highlighting the current areas of controversy and debate. It addresses many of the key issues surrounding the diseases, its causes, clinical assessment and management. Internationally renowned experts critically appraise the literature and combine this with their own clinical and research experience to present an informed view of a wide range of issues. Arguments are therefore supported by the most recently available evidence. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Critical Debates provides the reader with an up-to-date interpretation of the clinical trial data in this field and their relevance to daily practice.

Table of Contents

The aetiology and epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Why do only a few smokers develop COPD?

How should COPD be diagnosed?

Is it possible for spirometry to become a universal measurement?

Assessment of disability: What test, or combination of tests, should be used?

Do older patients with COPD need a different approach?

Do COPD patients develop particular problems in sleep?

Is it possible to help people stop smoking?

Bronchodilators in stable COPD - which one when?

Inhaled steroids: Do they still have a role?

What are the future treatments for COPD?

What is the role of rehabilitation in COPD?

Oxygen therapy - is it possible to prescribe rationally and objectively?

Chronic obstructive lung disease: what is the role of surgery?

What is an acute exacerbation of COPD?

Which patients with acute COPD exacerbation should receive ventilatory support?

What constitutes success in COPD management?

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