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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease /
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an all too too common lung condition - usually caused by cigarette smoking - which varies markedly in severity between individuals, and includes conditions previously known as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It causes progressive symptoms such as bre...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Collection: | Facts (Oxford, England)
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- How the normal lungs work
- What is COPD?
- Making the diagnoisis of COPD
- Giving up smoking
- Managing COPD without drugs
- Managing COPD with drugs
- Inhaler devices
- Oxygen and COPD
- Episodes of worsening symptoms (exacerbations)
- Appendix 1. Glossary of drugs
- Appendix 2. Further information
- Index.