Vital COPD: Your Essential Reference Guide for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care (Class Health)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd) Is Now The Recognised Medical Term For A Group Of Conditions Previously Known As Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease And Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. This Text Covers All The Major Topics In These Fields. CAUSES......Page 10 PATHOLOGY......Page 12 IMPACT OF COPD......Page 14 REFERENCES......Page 15 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION:WHAT IS COPD?......Page 16 PRESENTATION......Page 17 DIAGNOSIS 1: TAKING A HISTORY......Page 18 DIAGNOSIS 2: EXAMINATION......Page 21 EXCLUDING ALTERNATIVE DIAGNOSES......Page 26 ASSESSING DISEASE SEVERITY......Page 29 REFERENCE......Page 30 DEPENDENCE ON CIGARETTES......Page 31 THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL......Page 33 NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (NRT)......Page 35 BUPROPION......Page 37 REFERENCES......Page 38 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION STOPPING SMOKING......Page 39 BRONCHODILATORS......Page 41 INHALER DEVICES......Page 46 CORTICOSTEROIDS......Page 48 OTHER DRUGS......Page 50 REFERENCES......Page 51 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT COPD......Page 52 BENEFITS......Page 54 COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME......Page 55 THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM......Page 56 SELECTING PATIENTS FOR REHABILITATION......Page 57 REFERENCES......Page 58 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION......Page 59 LONG-TERM OXYGEN THERAPY (LTOT)......Page 60 AMBULATORY OXYGEN THERAPY......Page 62 OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEMS......Page 63 REFERENCES......Page 66 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION OXYGEN......Page 67 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION LONG-TERM OXYGEN THERAPY (LTOT)......Page 68 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION SHORT-BURST OXYGEN THERAPY......Page 69 BREATHLESSNESS ON EXERTION......Page 70 PREVENTING EXACERBATIONS......Page 72 TRAVEL......Page 74 PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SEXUAL DIFFICULTIES......Page 76 REFERENCES......Page 77 BREATHING EXERCISES......Page 78 CONSERVING YOUR ENERGY......Page 79 HEALTHY EATING......Page 80 BAD ATTACKS AND CHEST INFECTIONS......Page 81 TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS......Page 82 LOVING RELATIONSHIPS......Page 83 CAUSES OF EXACERBATIONS OF COPD......Page 84 SYMPTOMS OF EXACERBATIONS......Page 85 ASSESSING THE NEED FOR ADMISSION......Page 86 DRUG THERAPY FOR EXACERBATIONS......Page 87 PREVENTING EXACERBATIONS......Page 89 REFERENCES......Page 90 WHAT PATIENTS WANT......Page 91 REFERENCES......Page 95 PATIENT AND CARER INFORMATION......Page 96 GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES CONTRACT (nGMS)......Page 98 KEEPING A REGISTER: FINDING PATIENTS......Page 99 ROUTINE REVIEW OF PATIENTS: NICE RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 101 TRAINING ISSUES......Page 103 AUDIT......Page 104 REFERENCES......Page 105 Glossary......Page 106 Useful addresses and contacts......Page 110 Feedback Form......Page 112 Priority Order Form......Page 113 This is the definitive quick-reference manual for all health professionals caring for people with COPD. Armed with this clear and easy-to-read handbook, you can treat patients with speed and confidence.