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Author Siafakas, Nikos

Title Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published Hoboken : CRC Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (635 pages)
Series Lung Biology in Health and Disease
Lung biology in health and disease.
Contents Front cover; INTRODUCTION; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1. Definitions of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 2. Epidemiology of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 3. Effects of Acute Exacerbations on the Natural History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 4. Economic Burden of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 5. Pathophysiology of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 6. Immunopathology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Exacerbations of BronchitisChapter 7. Biomarkers of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 8. Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 9. Causes of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 10. Symptoms and Signs of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 11. Pulmonary Gas Exchange in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 12. Radiology of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseChapter 13. Assessment of Severity of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 14. Cardiopulmonary Interaction in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 15. Skeletal Muscles in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 16. Water-Electrolyte Imbalances in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 17. Metabolism and Nutrition in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 18. End-Stage Disease and Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseChapter 19. Impact of Sleep on Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 20. Antibiotics; Chapter 21. Bronchodilators in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 22. Corticosteroids; Chapter 23. Oxygen Therapy During Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 24. Acute Exacerbations; Chapter 25. Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 26. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseChapter 27. Weaning from the Ventilator; Chapter 28. Rehabilitation and Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 29. Home Management of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 30. Hospital Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 31. Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as Outcome of Therapeutic Interventions
Summary This text aids practitioners who seek to diagnose, treat and manage patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) more effectively. It discusses pulmonary gas exchange, muscle function and breathing, water/electrolyte imbalances and end-stage disease
Notes Chapter 32. Future Research on Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Subject Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive.
Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive.
Form Electronic book
Author Anthonisen, Nicholas R
Georgopoulos, Dimitris
ISBN 9781135525095
1135525099