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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : (COPD) /
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is growing in recognition as a major chronic disease and a key cause of acute medical admissions. It kills approximately 30,000 patients each year in England and Wales alone, and is set to be the third commonest cause of death by 2020 globally. This pocke...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Oxford respiratory medicine library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Global burden and natural history of COPD; 2 Pathology and molecular features of COPD; 3 Clinical features, spirometry, and lung function; 4 Imaging in COPD; 5 Smoking cessation; 6 Chronic medical therapy and the GOLD guidelines; 7 Management of acute exacerbations including non-invasive and invasive ventilation; 8 Pulmonary rehabilitation; 9 Long-term, ambulatory, and short-burst oxygen therapy in COPD; 10 Lung volume reduction, bullectomy, and lung transplantation; 11 Palliative care and end-of-life issues; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N.
- Op; r; s; t; v; w; x.