ABC of COPD / Edition 3

by Graeme P. Currie

Overview

The third edition of the ABC of COPD provides the entire multidisciplinary team across both primary and secondary care with an up-to-date, easy to read and accessible account of this common lung disorder. Thoroughly updated by experienced clinicians dealing with patients with COPD on a regular basis, it discusses the entire breadth of the condition from epidemiology, causes, diagnosis, treatment and end of life care.   

This practical and highly visual guide contains new and extensively updated chapters on diagnosis, smoking cessation and interventional approaches as well as expanded content on non-pharmacological and pharmacological management taking into account the most recent national and international guidelines. It also explores practical issues relating to COPD in terms of pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen use, air travel, and end of life care.

The ABC of COPD is an authoritative and essential guide for specialist nurses, general practitioners, physiotherapists, junior doctors, front line staff working in emergency departments, paramedics, physician associates and students of medicine and its allied disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119212850
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	08/14/2017
Series:	ABC Series
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Graeme P. Currie, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.

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Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Foreword ix
Peter J. Barnes

1 Definition Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1
Graham S. Devereux

2 Pathology and Pathogenesis 6
William MacNee and Roberto A. Rabinovich

3 Diagnosis 13
Graeme P. Currie David R. Miller and Mahendran Chetty

4 Spirometry 20
Claire Fotheringham

5 Smoking Cessation 27
Sanjay Agrawal and John R. Britton

6 Non-pharmacological Management 34
Waleed Salih and Stuart Schembri

7 Pharmacological Management I – Inhaled Treatment 41
Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth

8 Pharmacological Management II – Oral Treatment 50
Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth

9 Drug Delivery Devices 56
Morag Reilly Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie

10 Surgical and Interventional Strategies 69
James L. Lordan

11 Oxygen 75
Graham Douglas Margaret Macleod and Graeme P. Currie

12 Exacerbations 81
Graeme P. Currie

13 Ventilatory Support 88
Paul K. Plant Stephen Stott and Graeme P. Currie

14 Primary Care 95
Cathy Jackson

15 Death Dying and End-of-Life Issues 101
Gordon Linklater

16 Future Treatments 108
Peter J. Barnes

Index 113

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“This concise primer on COPD would be very valuable for respiratory therapists, nurses, medical students, and residents in their early years of training.” Respiratory Care

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Santosh Dhungana, MD (Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine)
Description: This is the third edition of a book on COPD in the ABC series for general practitioners and primary care physicians in the U.K. The previous edition was published in 2010.
Purpose: The purpose, according to the authors, is to provide an update on the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and modern management of COPD, with special attention to the important advances in the field in the last 10 years. These are worthy objectives, which the authors meet.
Audience: Recognizing that most COPD patients are diagnosed and treated in general practice offices, the book is aimed at general practitioners, junior doctors, specialist nurses, physician assistants, and students of medicine and its allied disciplines. By making the book accessible, the authors succeed in making this an easy-to-use resource for any healthcare professionals dealing with COPD patients. The authors, all from the U.K., are experienced practitioners in the field of COPD management.
Features: The book covers the epidemiology and risk factors for COPD, pathology and pathogenesis, and diagnostic pathways including spirometry. It then discusses the treatment modalities including smoking cessation, inhaled and oral therapies, drug delivery devices, nonpharmacological management including pulmonary rehabilitation, surgical, and interventional strategies, oxygen therapy, ventilatory support, treatment of exacerbations, and palliative and end-of-life care, as well as future treatments on the horizon. Ample color pictures, tables, and graphs help get the message across. The best part of the book is that it is easy to digest, yet it manages to discuss most of the important aspects of the management of COPD patients. Its discussion of different inhaled drug delivery devices and how to use them is something that is not found in most COPD books and is extremely useful for patient counseling. Its discussion of nonpharmacological ways of managing patient symptoms is also unique and highly commendable.
Assessment: This well-written and easy-to-read book on the different aspects of COPD, including its diagnosis and management, should be an extremely useful resource for anyone from medical students to primary care physicians and young specialists caring for COPD patients. Its practical approach to COPD management is highly commendable.

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This concise primer on COPD would be very valuable for respiratory therapists, nurses, medical students, and residents in their early years of training.” Respiratory Care

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