Overview
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive, largely irreversible lung condition characterised by airflow obstruction. Although cigarette smoking is the single most important risk factor in its development, other associations and risk factors are thought to have increasing relevance throughout the world. COPD is usually managed in primary care, although it is commonly under-diagnosed, and is one of the most common medical conditions necessitating admission to hospital. The second edition of the ABC of COPD provides the entire multidisciplinary team with a reliable, up-to-date and accessible account of COPD. Extensively updated by experienced clinicians - including new chapters on spirometry, inhalers, oxygen, death, dying and end of life issues - this ABC is an authoritative and practical guide for general practitioners, practice nurses, specialist nurses, medical students, paramedical staff, junior doctors, non-specialist doctors and all other health professionals working in both primary and secondary care.
Full Product Details
Author: Graeme P. Currie
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 22.00cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 27.60cm
Weight: 0.288kg
ISBN: 9781444333886
ISBN 10: 1444333887
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 10 December 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Extensively updated by experienced clinicians - including new chapters on spirometry, inhalers, oxygen, death, dying and end of life issues - this ABC is an authoritative and practical guide for general practitioners, practice nurses, specialist nurses, medical students, paramedical staff, junior doctors, non-specialist doctors and all other health professionals working in both primary and secondary care. (Clinical Laboratory International Magazine, 1 April 2011) Of particular interest is helping general practitioners recognize and diagnose the disease at an earlier stage than is the general case now. (Reference and Research Book News, 1 April 2011)
Extensively updated by experienced clinicians - including new chapters on spirometry, inhalers, oxygen, death, dying and end of life issues - this ABC is an authoritative and practical guide for general practitioners, practice nurses, specialist nurses, medical students, paramedical staff, junior doctors, non-specialist doctors and all other health professionals working in both primary and secondary care. (Clinical Laboratory International Magazine, 1 April 2011)<p> Of particular interest is helping general practitioners recognize and diagnose the disease at an earlier stage than is the general case now. (Reference and Research Book News, 1 April 2011)
Extensively updated by experienced clinicians - including new chapters on spirometry, inhalers, oxygen, death, dying and end of life issues - this ABC is an authoritative and practical guide for general practitioners, practice nurses, specialist nurses, medical students, paramedical staff, junior doctors, non-specialist doctors and all other health professionals working in both primary and secondary care. (Clinical Laboratory International Magazine, 1 April 2011) <p> Of particular interest is helping general practitioners recognize and diagnose the disease at an earlier stage than is the general case now. (Reference and Research Book News, 1 April 2011)
Author Information
Graeme P. Currie is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
