Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOW-UP

The Lung in Transition from Health to Disease
Manuel G. Cosio, David H. Eidelman, and James G. Martin

Clinical Examination in Clinical Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Correlation with Functional Abnormalities
Robert G. Badgett and David Tanaka

Technique and Interpretation of Blood Gases in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Alain Harf

Basic Spirometry in COPD
Marc Zelter

Imagining Techniques of the Thorax in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Philippe Grenier and Catherine Beigelman

Diagnosis, Initial Assessment, and Follow-Up of COPD
Paul A. Vermeire

Assessment and Management of Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Denis E. O'Donnell

The Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
David H. Au, J. Randall Curtis, and Leonard D. Hudson

Disability in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Abebaw M. Yohannes and Martin J. Connolly

The General Practitioner and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient
C. P. van Schayck, P. M. van Grunsven, C. van Weel, and G. van den Boom

PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS

Genetics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Emphysema: Diagnostic Applications and Therapeutic Perspectives
Andrew J. Sandford and Peter D. Paré

Is There a Place or a Future for Antioxidant Therapy in COPD?
Bruno Housset and Bernard Maitre

PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY

Methodology of Therapeutic Trials in COPD
Yves Lacasse and Gordon H. Guyatt

The Use of Beta2-Adrenergic Bronchodilators in the Treatment of Stable COPD
Michael L. Ayers and Donald A. Mahler

The Indications and Use of Inhaled Anticholinergic Agents in COPD Patients
Stephen Corne and N. Anthonisen

Steroids in Stable COPD
J. C. Yernault

Is There a Place for Vasodilators in Stable COPD?
George Cremona and Tim Higenbottam

Is There a Place for Respiratory Analeptics or Related Drugs in Stable COPD Patients?
Roberto Duranti, Giorgio Scano, and Nicolino Ambrosino

Should Drugs Affecting Mucus Properties Be Used in COPD? Clinical Evidence
Julia A. Nightingale and Duncan F. Rogers

TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF INFECTION

Indication for and Choice of Antibiotics in COPD
S. Ewig, R. Rodriguez-Roisin, and A. Torres

ASSOCIATED DISEASES AND THEIR THERAPY

The Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer in COPD
V. Ninane, T. Berghmans, and J. P. Sculier

The Heart in the Stable COPD Patient
Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong, Jr, and Richard A. Matthay

COPD and the Left Heart
Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong, Jr., and Richard A. Matthay

Anxiety and Depression in COPD
Noemi Eiser

Sleep-Related Respiratory Disorders in COPD: When and How to Make the Diagnosis
Isabelle Arnulf, Jean-Philippe Derenne, and William A. Whitelaw

Sleep-Related Respiratory Disorders in COPD: Who and How to Treat
Ana C. Krieger and David M. Rapoport and Patrick Levy

RESPIRATORY MUSCLES, NUTRITION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY

The Relevance of Respiratory Muscles in COPD Patients and How to Assess Their Function
G. Czaika, A. Grassino, and P. Bégin

Corticosteroids and Muscle Function in Stable COPD
Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez and Marc Decramer

Pharmacotherapy and Hormone Therapy of the Respiratory Muscles in Stable COPD
Michael I. Polkey and John Moxham

Nutritional Assessment and Support of the Stable COPD Patient
M. W. J. Schols and E. F. M. Wouters

Respiratory Physiotherapy in Stable COPD
Gail Dechman

Exercise in Stable COPD
Claudio Ferdinando Donner and Antonio Patessio

Respiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Thomas L. Clanton and Philip T. Diaz

INSTRUMENTAL TREATMENTS

Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in Stable COPD
Emmanuel Weitzenblum, Ari Chaouat, Romain Kessler, Roland Schott, and Monique Oswald

Domiciliary Noninvasive Ventilatory Support
Stefano Nava and Paolo Navalesi

The Indications for and Management of Tracheostomy in COPD
Jean-François Muir and Antoine Cuvelier

SURGERY

Management of the COPD Patient Undergoing Surgery
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