COPD

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. The Multiple Components of COPD

   • Leonardo M. Fabbri, Fabrizio Luppi, Bianca Beghe, Klaus F. Rabe

   Pages 1-20

3. Clinical Assessment of COPD

   • Jørgen Vestbo

   Pages 21-31

4. Physiologic Assessment of COPD

   • Justin Travers, Pierantonio Laveneziana, Denis E. O’Donnell

   Pages 33-57

5. Outcome Measures and Prognostic Markers for COPD

   • Mario Cazzola, Barry J. Make

   Pages 59-79

6. Management Guidelines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

   • Bartolome R. Celli

   Pages 81-98

7. Pharmacological Therapy: Bronchodilators

   • Nicola A. Hanania, Mario Cazzola

   Pages 99-114

8. Pharmacological Therapy: Inhaled Corticosteroids

   • Paul Albert, Peter M. A. Calverley

   Pages 115-127

9. Pharmacological Therapy: Novel Approaches

   • Stephen I. Rennard

   Pages 129-147

10. Smoking Cessation

    • Arunabh Talwar, Virginia Reichert, Kalpalatha Guntupalli

    Pages 149-165

11. Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    • Charlie K. Lan, Linda Nici, Richard Zu Wallack

    Pages 167-190

12. Exacerbations of COPD

    • Sandra G. Adams, Antonio Anzueto

    Pages 191-209

13. Home Management Issues

    • Claudio F. Donner

    Pages 211-224

14. Co-Morbidities and Systemic Effects of COPD

    • Emiel F. M. Wouters, Erica P. A. Rutten

    Pages 225-247

15. Non-Pharmacological and Surgical Management of COPD

    • Kevin M. Chan, Fernando J. Martinez, Andrew C. Chang

    Pages 249-270

16. Depression and Anxiety in COPD: Diagnosis and Management Issues

    • Soo Borson

    Pages 271-281

17. Disease Management Programs for COPD

    • Jean Bourbeau, Amir Sharafkhaneh, Sandra G. Adams

    Pages 283-297

18. General Management Issues in COPD: Sleep, Travel and Preoperative Management

    • Amir Sharafkhaneh, Mohammed Jamshidi, Hossein Sharafkhaneh, Max Hirshkowitz

    Pages 299-312

19. Back Matter

    Pages 313-319

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of people across the world. COPD is not only a major burden to patients but is also costly and results in billions of dollars of direct and indirect costs annually. In recent years and with advancement of science, the understanding of COPD has improved significantly. Fortunately, current management guidelines consider COPD a preventable and treatable condition, and recent studies clearly indicate that available pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions may improve various clinical outcomes. COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management offers an exciting, evidence-based assessment of the field and will be of significant interest to clinicians who care for patients with COPD, including primary care providers and specialists. Comprehensive and state-of-the-art, this title is authored by experts who took the task of developing a resource that focuses on the essential issues in caring for patients with COPD. The first four chapters of the book cover major points about the systemic nature of COPD, the clinical and physiological assessments, and the outcome measures and prognostic markers. In the following section, various pharmacologic and non-pharmacological management strategies are reviewed based on the available evidence. The final sections outline the non-pulmonary effects of COPD and their management. COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management is a vital, evidence-based text that will prove invaluable for all clinicians who care for patients with this debilitating disorder.

• , Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care M, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

  Nicola A. Hanania

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

  Amir Sharafkhaneh

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