Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine (Volume 41-3) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 41-3)

Criner, Gerard (Editor) / Celli MD, Bartolome R. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0323683045 / ISBN 13: 9780323683043

Published by Elsevier, 2020

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1st edition. 240 pages. 10.50x7.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine (Volume 41-3) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 41-3)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323683045
• ISBN 13: 9780323683043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.77 kilograms

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Synopsis

This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. Gerard Criner and Dr. Bartolome Celli, is focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: COPD Pathogenesis; Epidemiology of COPD; Host, Gender, and Early Life Factors as Risks for COPD; Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency; Lung Function Testing; Assessing Symptom Burden; Chest Imaging in the Diagnosis and Assessment of the Patient with COPD; Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Assessment of COPD; Asthma/COPD Overlap; Multimorbidity in the Patient with COPD; Definition Causes, Pathogenesis, and Consequences of Exacerbations; Treatment of Acute Exacerbations; Prevention of Exacerbations; Bronchodilators; Benefits and Risks of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD; Systemic Medications; Smoking Cessation/Vaccinations; Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Oxygen Therapy/Noninvasive Ventilation; and Interventional and Surgical Therapies for COPD.