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| Acute Exacerbations in COPD |
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Benefits:
- First available text on management of acute COPD.
- Presents a comprehensive review of current treatment options.
- Evidence-based solutions provided by experts in the field. |
Edited by:
M Cazzola, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy; S Sethi, University of Buffalo SUNY, VA WNY Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY, USA; F Blasi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Padiglione SACCO, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Milano, Milan, Italy; A Anzueto, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA. |
Description:
The pronounced variability in the incidence and severity of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD, makes effective treatment more difficult, and the social and economic costs of these diseases all the greater. Acute exacerbations are multi-factorial in origin, and are known to be linked with a number of agents including allergens, atmospheric pollution and infectious agents. Effective treatment requires a similarly complex approach that addresses each of the component causes.
This text brings together current knowledge of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of these episodes, and the latest experimental models by which researchers are seeking to improve our understanding of their incidence and progression. The book concludes with a review of the latest ideas on therapy for exacerbations. The authors evaluate the individual efficacy of current treatments in the light of this knowledge and present new recommendations for formulating effective therapeutic regimes. |
Readership:
Specialists in respiratory medicine ▪ General physicians ▪ Doctors in training ▪ Hospital pharmacists
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Book Details:
ISBN: 978 1 904392 71 2
224pp; 240 x 170mm; Illustrations; Hardback;
Publication Date: June 2009
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