Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

✍ Scribed by Calverley, Peter M. A

Publisher: Arnold, Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press
Year: 2003
Tongue: English
Leaves: 550
Edition: 2nd ed
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Content: Defining chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pathology
epidemiology
genetics
occupational factors
air pollution airway responsiveness
infection
protease and antiprotease
oxidant
antioxidant
inflammation and repair
lung mechanisms
pulmonary gas exchange
respiratory muscles
ventilatory control and breathlesness
pulmonary circulation
fluid balance
exercise
sleep
clinical and laboratory assessment
imaging
smoking cessation and prevention
pharmacology in COPD
symptomatic brochodilator treatment
corticosteroid treatment
exacerbations of COPD
non-invasive ventilation
ventilation
domiciliary oxygen therapy
pulmonary rehabilitation
health status
bullous lung volume reduction surgery
lung transplantation
guidelines.

✦ Subjects

Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive. Lung Diseases, Obstructive. CARA. Behandelingsmethoden.

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