Main description:

The fourth edition of this popular book captures the latest updates in within the management and treatment of patients with COPD. Managing COPD, fourth edition, includes recommendations for COPD from published guidelines (eg, the GOLD, ATS, and NICE guidelines) and presents them in the context of relevant clinical treatment issues. This is an in-depth guide on the management of COPD, concentrating on the impact of COPD on a patient as well as how healthcare professionals can intervene and educate the patient at an early stage and thereby slow the onset of severe symptoms.

Contents:

Introduction.- Epidemiology, risk factors, and pathophysiology.-The clinical consultation.- Management strategies.- Palliative care in COPD.- The future of COPD.-