Product Description

The only international clinical textbook for COPD – one of the top 5 causes of death and disability worldwide

• The only COPD textbook to include the latest national and international guidelines and the newer therapeutic agents in COPD treatment
  
  
• International team of contributors covers all aspects of COPD – from physiology and epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment
  
  
• Everything the busy physician needs to understand, diagnose and treat the COPD patient:

  - Structure and physiology of the respiratory system
  - Clinical considerations and allied conditions
  - Therapy (including current and developing treatments)
  - Diagnostic tests used in daily practice

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1348849 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-19
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 892 pages

Review
"Appropriate to the intense proliferation of research and publications in the last few decades for this major health problem, the editors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease have produced a comprehensive textbook that spans the basic and clinical science of COPD. This substantial tome includes 912 pages, 243 illustrations, and 70 chapters authored by an international cadre of contributors...

The succinct writing style, judicious use of complementary illustrations, and well-focused references achieve the desired breadth without compromising sufficient depth or readability...

Section 3 focuses on cellular physiology and inflammation. This section exemplifies the strength of this textbook, digesting a large body of developing science into comprehensible synopses of the disease processes that form the basis for therapeutic opportunities...

In summary, the editors and authors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease have achieved their goal by creating a current textbook covering many facets of this complex disorder. In parallel with the field of COPD, the textbook has its strength in the scientific underpinnings of airway and lung physiology and advances in the understanding of cellular and physiological derangements." - Richard A. Mularski (MD, MSHS, MRC), JAMA, September 2007

“The strength of the book lies in the more than 100 authors…recognized worldwide. Most of the chapters are excellent reviews and are carefully referenced.”
New England Journal of Medicine

"...In summary, the editors and authors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease have achieved their goal by creating a current textbook covering many facets of this complex disorder. In parallel with the field of COPD, the textbook has its strength in the scientific underpinnings of airway and lung physiology and advances in the understanding of cellular and physiological derangements"Richard A. Mularski for John L. Zeller, MD, PhD, Fishbein Fellow Books and Media Reviews Section Editor, JAMA

“This book does an outstanding job of outlining the major aspects of COPD. Topics are organized logically and each chapter has ample references…highlighting important concepts."
Doodys Reviews

Book Info
Univ. of Liverpool, UK. Reference discusses all aspects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Features an appropriate balance between basic science and clinical management. Presents an overview of the pathology, epidemiology, and genetics; the mechanisms of inflammation and repair; and the relevance of pulmonary physiology and function. Previous edition: c1995.

From the Back Cover
The only international clinical textbook in the Specialty, chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the first up-to-date reference source to include the latest national and international guidelines and newer therapeutic agents in COPD treatment.

An international team of experts cover all aspects of COPD-from physiology and epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment - and include everything the busy physician needs in order to understand, diagnose and treat the COPD patient:

• Structure and physiology of the respiratory system
  epidemiology, host defences, inflammation, secretion and pathogenesis


• Clinical considerations and allied conditions
  includes exacerbations associated with the condition


• Therapy (including current and developing treatments)
  rehabilitation, social and ventilatory support, smoking cessation, long-term oxygen therapy and surgery


• Current and developing treatments
  anti-cholinergics, beta agonists, steroids, inhibitors, antibacterial, antioxidants, mucolytics and immunisation


• Diagnostic tests used in daily practice
  clinical studies, outcome measures and research

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the only authoritative, global reference source for all health care professionals worldwide involved in the management and treatment of patients with COPD.