Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Beschreibung
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is increasing rapidlyworldwide and it's predicted that by 2020 it will represent thethird leading cause of death. Sadly, this slow-progressingdebilitating disease not only affects the individual but also hasconsequences for the family. More positively, the urgent need toimprove the care offered and to raise the public profile of thecondition has now been recognised. Healthcare providers play acentral role in this, through health education, early diagnosis andbetter management through all stages of the disease.
Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease providesan insight into this debilitative condition. The book aims todevelop nurses' and allied health professionals' knowledge andskills in caring for individuals with COPD. It takes the reader ona journey from diagnosis through to end-of-life care andexamines:
* Initial diagnosis and symptom management
* Smoking cessation
* Pulmonary rehabilitation
* The management of acute episodes
* The role of each member of the multi-disciplinary team
* Quality of life, including nutrition, fatigue management andleisure activities
* The future for the care and management of people with thecondition.
Healthcare professionals from multi-disciplinary teams havecontributed to this book to demonstrate that a co-ordinatedapproach for these patients is required across both primary andsecondary care. Managing Chronic Obstructive PulmonaryDisease can be utilised by nurses and allied healthprofessionals caring for patients at all stages of theirdisease.
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Laura Blackler
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"Itis a book I will be returning to and would recommend to anyoneinvolved in the management of COPD, clinically or educationally. Itwill be informing my practice and I recommend it as a very usefulresource." (InternationalJournal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,June 2010)
"This is an excellent book at a reasonable price, written byvery well qualified clinicians within the field and would be a veryvaluable resource for those caring for individuals with COPD."(Journal of Community Nursing, January 2009)
"There is an excellent overview of the management of COPD in thecommunity." (Primary Health Care, July 2008)
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