Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : The 'at Your Fingertips' Guide - Softcover

Jonathan-miles-june-roberts; June Roberts

9781859590454: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : The 'at Your Fingertips' Guide

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859590454 ISBN 13: 9781859590454

Publisher: Class Publishing, 2005

If you are told you have COPD (a general term covering serious lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema) you could be forgiven for feeling that there is no information to help you cope with this potentially disabling condition. It is one of the most common respiratory disorders in the UK and yet over 70% of people have never heard of it. The positive news is that with good management, you can do much to improve your symptoms and live a normal life. This practical guide shares many people's experiences and contains helpful and informative answers to 196 questions asked by people with COPD and their families.

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About the Author:

Rachel Booker is a former respiratory specialist nurse with extensive experience of nursing in primary care and medical education. She is a recipient of the Queen's Nursing Institute, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's award for outstanding service and is an honorary master of the Open University. An independent medical writer and editor, she has published extensively, and is author of Vital COPD and Vital Lung Function. Dr Jon Miles MD, FCRP is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at North Manchester General Hospital. Dr David Bellamy is a former GP with special respiratory interest. A trainer for Education for Health, he writes and lectures on respiratory topics and is a member of PCRS-UK, BTS and ERS. June Roberts SRN, DipHE (PN), FETC, DipAsthma, DipCOPD, DipAllergy is a nurse practitioner at Langworthy Medical Practice, Salford. She is also Honory Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, and facilitator at Education for Health, Warwick.

Review:

REVIEW: "provides authoritative and up-to-date information about all aspects of COPD diagnosis and care" - Peter Calverley, Professor of Medicine, University of Liverpool REVIEW: "This has been the best book I have ever read. It is so knowledgeable and well written, and, if I hadn't known, I would have thought that it had been written by a patient with COPD. Once again, congratulations on achieving this outstanding book." - Mrs J Whitworth, Manchester

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