ABC of COPD.9781405147118 ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. of COPD COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD abbr. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . Ed. by Graeme P. Currie. Blackwell Publishing 2007 39 pages $31.95 Paperback RC776 Currie (respiratory unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen Royal Infirmary or ARI is a teaching hospital on the Foresterhill site in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is run by NHS Grampian and has in excess of 1000 beds. ARI is a tertiary referral hospital serving a population of over 600,000 across the North of Scotland. , UK) presents this concise clinical reference for general practitioners, nurses, junior doctors, and other paramedical par·a·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being a person trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. 2. staff working with patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. (COPD). Twelve three-page chapters provide an overview of the following topics in COPD: definition, epidemiology, and risk factors; pathology, pathogenesis, and pathophysiology; diagnosis; smoking cessation; non- pharmacological management; inhaled and oral pharmacological treatments; oxygen and inhalers; acute exacerbations; ventilatory support; primary and palliative care; and future treatments. Color images and suggestions for further reading support the text. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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