ABC of COPD (eBook)

Graeme P. Currie, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.

Contributors vii

Foreword ix
Peter J. Barnes

1 Definition Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1
Graham S. Devereux

2 Pathology and Pathogenesis 6
William MacNee and Roberto A. Rabinovich

3 Diagnosis 13
Graeme P. Currie David R. Miller and Mahendran Chetty

4 Spirometry 20
Claire Fotheringham

5 Smoking Cessation 27
Sanjay Agrawal and John R. Britton

6 Non?]pharmacological Management 34
Waleed Salih and Stuart Schembri

7 Pharmacological Management I - Inhaled Treatment 41
Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth

8 Pharmacological Management II - Oral Treatment 50
Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth

9 Drug Delivery Devices 56
Morag Reilly Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie

10 Surgical and Interventional Strategies 69
James L. Lordan

11 Oxygen 75
Graham Douglas Margaret Macleod and Graeme P. Currie

12 Exacerbations 81
Graeme P. Currie

13 Ventilatory Support 88
Paul K. Plant Stephen Stott and Graeme P. Currie

14 Primary Care 95
Cathy Jackson

15 Death Dying and End?]of?]Life Issues 101
Gordon Linklater

16 Future Treatments 108
Peter J. Barnes

Index 113

'This well-written and easy-to-read book on the different aspects of COPD, including its diagnosis and management, should be an extremely useful resource for anyone from medical students to primary care physicians and young specialists caring for COPD patients. Its practical approach to COPD management is highly commendable' Doody's, October 2017