Description
Book SynopsisCOPD: The Facts is written for patients with COPD and their families. The book describes in detail how a diagnosis is made, and what treatments patients are likely to receive. It provides an up-to-date and informative guide with real-life patient experiences throughout the text, and will help readers to understand this all too-common lung condition.
Trade Review...this book is highly useful and deserves the interest of (COPD) patients, their families and their carers...all the important and practical aspects of COPD are covered...this concise book...may help, in some way, to reduce the burden of COPD in the community at large, and the author should be congratulated for the quality of this contribution. * European Respiratory Review *
Table of Contents1. How the normal lungs work ; 2. What is COPD? ; 3. Making the diagnosis of COPD ; 4. Giving up smoking ; 5. Managing COPD without drugs ; 6. Managing COPD with drugs ; 7. Inhaler devices ; 8. Oxygen and COPD ; 9. Episodes of worsening symptoms (exacerbations) ; 10. Glossary of drugs and further information
