Author: Michael Jakob
Publisher: Borm Bruckmeier Publishing LLC
Keywords: pocketcard, copd
Number of Pages: 4
Published: 2008-08-15
List price: $6.95
ISBN-10: 1591030471
ISBN-13: 9781591030478

The COPD pocketcard Set covers essential topics related to COPD including differential diagnosis, clinical manifestations, staging and therapy. The card contains concise tables and classifications, making it a valuable resource during patient evaluation, on hospital rounds, or as a medical reference. Additional information includes: **Differential diagnosis of COPD, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema **Usual doses for long-term control medications **GOLD severity staging and therapy **Commonly used formulations of drugs for COPD **Indicators of COPD exascerbation **Manage

Authors:Kevin Felner MD, Meg Schneider,
Publisher: For Dummie
Keywords: dummies, copd
Number of Pages: 338
Published: 2008-05-05
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0470247576
ISBN-13: 9780470247570

Make your home COPD friendly Your reassuring guide to understanding and managing COPD and getting on with your life Want to know more about COPD? This straightforward guide provides clear information about this progressive disease, explaining how to recognize the warning signs, get diagnosed, and choose the best treatment. You’ll see how diet, exercise, and medication affect your symptoms and make your life easier. Discover how to: Know your risk factors Find the right doctors Quit smoking, start exercising, and change your diet Improve your overall health Prepare for emergencies Help

Author: Campion E. Quinn
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: copd, answers, amp, questions
Number of Pages: 175
Published: 2005-10-07
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0763736384
ISBN-13: 9780763736385

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a disabling and potentially fatal illness affecting more than 13 million people and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Whether you or a loved one has been diagnosed with COPD, the number and type of diagnosis and treatment options can be overwhelming. This invaluable resource offers the guidance and advice you need. Written by a prominent physician and leader in patient support for this devastating lung disease, with commentary from an actual COPD patient, 100 Questions & Answers About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary D

Author: Prof. Kian Fan Chung
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: biology, pharmacology, copd, asthma, smooth, muscle, airway
Number of Pages: 326
Published: 2008-06-11
List price: $187.95
ISBN-10: 0470060662
ISBN-13: 9780470060667

In this book, leading researchers in medicine and molecular pharmacology explain the cellular mechanisms that control airway smooth muscle. The means by which these are disrupted in disease, and the pharmacologic strategies by which they may be modified are discussed and future therapeutic interventions are identified. Aimed at specialists in pulmonology, this volume provides the clinician with the most up to date information on one of the core physiological processes in airway disease, and offers insights into current and future approaches to management. Authoritative update on key mechanis

Authors:Peter J. Barnes, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Stephen I. Renna
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: clinical, management, mechanisms, basic, copd, asthma
Number of Pages: 868
Published: 2002-05
List price: $230.00
ISBN-10: 0120790289
ISBN-13: 9780120790289

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which encompasses both chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is one of the most common respiratory conditions of adults in the developed world. Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management provides a unique, authoritative comparison of asthma and COPD. Written and edited by the world’s leading experts, it is a comprehensive review of the most recent understanding of the basic mechanisms of both conditions, specifically comparing their etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments. * Highlights distingui

Authors:Clive P. Page, Peter J. Barnes,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: pharmacology, experimental, handbook, asthma, therapeutics, copd
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2004-02-20
List price: $375.00
ISBN-10: 3540004645
ISBN-13: 9783540004646

The aim of the book is to provide an in-depth review of our current understanding of the pathogenesis of both asthma and COPD. This volume also discusses the promising new options for pharmacological intervention of these diseases. Each chapter is extensively referenced, generously illustrated with clear diagrams and photographs, and represents a state-of-the-art review of this important area of lung biology.