TY - BOOK AU - Booker,Rachel TI - Vital COPD: your essential reference for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care SN - 1859591140 (pbk.) : U1 - 616.2'4 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Class Health KW - Lungs KW - Diseases, Obstructive KW - Treatment N1 - Includes bibliographical references; COPD: definition and impact - Presentation, diagnosis and disease severity - Stopping smoking - How to manage COPD: drug therapy - Pulmonary rehabilitation - Oxygen therapy - Living with COPD - Exacerbations - Managing the end of life in COPD - Structuring care in general practice N2 - 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 and is a very helpful guide for sufferers of COPD or health care workers ER -