Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care

ISBN: 9780470019849 出版年：2006 页码：230 Margaret Barnett Wiley

Foreword by Dr Rupert Jones. Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. 1 The Background to COPD. 2 Presentation of COPD. 3 Diagnosis and Patient Assessment. 4 Investigations to Diagnose COPD. 5 Nonpharmacological Management of Patients with COPD. 6 Pharmacological Management of Patients with Stable COPD. 7 Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD. 8 Other Treatments in the Management of COPD. 9 COPD and Its Effects on Activities of Living. 10 Palliative Care in Patients with COPD. 11 Specialist Support within Primary Care for Patients with COPD. Glossary. References. Useful addresses. Index.