COPD

Your Questions Answered

By David M. G. Halpin, MD, Consultant Physician and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Department of Respiratory Medicine Exeter, UK

• Definitions and epidemiology.
• Pathology and pathophysiology.
• Diagnosis and prognosis.
• Management guidelines for COPD.
• Prevention of COPD.
• Drug therapy.
• Treating exacerbations of COPD.
• Oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation.
• Pulmonary rehabilitation and non-pharmacological management of COPD.
• Surgical management of COPD.
• New treatments.
• Palliative care.
• Practice organization.
• Sources of further information.
• References.
• List of patient questions.
• Index.