Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

This reference presents a comprehensive review of the most recent strategies used to assess, treat, and manage patients in each phase of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-offering the latest diagnostic modalities to identify and distinguish components of COPD in earlier, more reversible stages. Contains perspectives from the World Health Organization on the epidemiology and control of COPD in Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe! INTRODUCTION 4 PREFACE 6 CONTRIBUTORS 10 CONTENTS 16 FOREWORD 30 The Lung in Transition from Health to Disease 46 Clinical Examination in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Correlation with Functional Abnormalities 68 Technique and Interpretation of Blood Gases in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 80 Basic Spirometry in COPD 98 Imaging Techniques of the Thorax in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients 114 Diagnosis, Initial Assessment, and Follow-Up of COPD 140 Assessment and Management of Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 158 The Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 216 Disability in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 232 The General Practitioner and the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient 246 Genetics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Emphysema: Diagnostic Applications and Therapeutic Perspectives 266 Is There a Place or a Future for Antioxidant Therapy in COPD? 290 Methodology of Therapeutic Trials in COPD 300 Beta2-Adrenergic Bronchodilators in the Treatment of Stable COPD 332 The Indications and Use of Inhaled Anticholinergic Agents in COPD Patients 350 Steroids in Stable COPD 374 Is There a Place for Vasodilators in Stable COPD? 404 Is There a Place for Respiratory Analeptics or Related Drugs in Stable COPD Patients? 428 Should Drugs Affecting Mucus Properties Be Used in COPD? Clinical Evidence 450 Indications for and Choice of Antibiotics in COPD 472 The Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer in COPD 496 The Heart in the Stable COPD Patient 520 COPD and the Left Heart 578 Anxiety and Depression in COPD 594 Sleep-Related Respiratory Disorders in COPD: When and How to Make the Diagnosis 628 Sleep-Related Respiratory Disorders in COPD: Who and How to Treat 648 The Relevance of Respiratory Muscles in COPD Patients and How to Assess Their Function 666 Corticosteroids and Muscle Function in Stable COPD 684 Pharmacotherapy and Hormone Therapy of the Respiratory Muscles in Stable COPD 704 Nutritional Assessment and Support of the Stable COPD Patient 726 Respiratory Physiotherapy in Stable COPD 748 Exercise in Stable COPD 776 Respiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 804 Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in Stable COPD 826 Domiciliary Noninvasive Ventilatory Support 858 The Indications for and Management of Tracheostomy in COPD 894 Management of the COPD Patient Undergoing Surgery 916 Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 940 Lung Transplantation and COPD 966 New Treatments for COPD 988 Critical Comparison of Guidelines 1010 Epidemiology and Management of COPD in Russia 1032 Epidemiology and Management of Stable COPD in Africa 1052 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Latin America 1076 The Point of View of the WHO on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1090 INDEX 1104 Diagnosis And Follow-up -- Pathophysiological Treatments -- Pharmacological Therapy -- Treatment And Prevention Of Infection -- Associated Diseases And Their Therapy -- Respiratory Muscles, Nutrition And Physiotherapy -- Instrumental Treatments -- Surgery -- Perspectives -- Management Of Copd Through The World. Edited By Thomas Similowski, William A. Whitelaw, Jean-philippe Derenne. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Diagnosis and follow-up -- Pathophysiological treatments -- Pharmacological therapy -- Treatment and prevention of infection -- Associated diseases and their therapy -- Respiratory muscles, nutrition and physiotherapy -- Instrumental treatments -- Surgery -- Perspectives -- Management of COPD through the world. This title presents a comprehensive review of the most recent strategies used to assess, treat and manage patients in each phase of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)