BookNicola A. Hanania, Amir Sharafkhaneh, editors.
Contents:
Multiple components of COPD
Clinical assessment of COPD
Physiologic assessment of COPD
Outcome measures and prognostic markers for COPD
Management guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pharmacological therapy: bronchodilators
Pharmacological therapy: inhaled corticosteroids
Pharmacological therapy: novel approaches
Smoking cessation
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Exacerbations of COPD
Home management issues
Co-morbidities and systemic effects of COPD
Non-pharmacological and surgical management of COPD
Depression and anxiety in COPD: diagnosis and management issues
Disease management programs for COPD
General management issues in COPD: sleep, travel, and preoperative management.