Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 282
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is increasing rapidly worldwide and it's predicted that by 2020 it will represent the third leading cause of death. Sadly, this slow-progressing debilitating disease not only affects the individual but also has consequences for the family. More positively, the urgent need to improve the care offered and to raise the public profile of the condition has now been recognised. Healthcare providers play a central role in this, through health education, early diagnosis and better management through all stages of the disease.

Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease provides an insight into this debilitative condition. The book aims to develop nurses' and allied health professionals' knowledge and skills in caring for individuals with COPD. It takes the reader on a journey from diagnosis through to end-of-life care and examines:

• Initial diagnosis and symptom management
• Smoking cessation
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• The management of acute episodes
• The role of each member of the multi-disciplinary team
• Quality of life, including nutrition, fatigue management and leisure activities
• The future for the care and management of people with the condition.

Healthcare professionals from multi-disciplinary teams have contributed to this book to demonstrate that a co-ordinated approach for these patients is required across both primary and secondary care. Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease can be utilised by nurses and allied health professionals caring for patients at all stages of their disease.Content:
Chapter 1 Pathophysiology (pages 1–12): Sunny Kaul
Chapter 2 Diagnosing COPD (pages 13–26): William D.C. Man
Chapter 3 Symptom Management (pages 27–64): Patricia Yerbury, Paul Bains, Vijay A. Selvan, Caroline Mooney, Christine Jones, Laura Blackler and Andrew Menzies?Gow
Chapter 4 Smoking Cessation (pages 65–83): Sunny Kaul
Chapter 5 Pulmonary Rehabilitation (pages 85–111): Amy Grant and Lauren Moore
Chapter 6 Quality of Life (pages 115–156): Tanya Navarro, Richard C. Wilson, Sue Foxley, Laura Blackler, Caroline Mooney and Christine Jones
Chapter 7 Psychological Needs and Interventions (pages 157–173): Linda Fisher
Chapter 8 Management of COPD in the Community (pages 175–189): Patrick White
Chapter 9 Management of Acute Exacerbations in Hospital (pages 191–206): Jacqui Fenton
Chapter 10 Non?Invasive Ventilation (pages 209–217): Tracey Mathieson
Chapter 11 End?of?Life Care (pages 219–236): Fliss Murtagh, Mary Preston and Claudia Bausewein
Chapter 12 The Future for the Care and Management of Individuals with COPD (pages 237–242): Laura Blackler, Caroline Mooney and Christine Jones