| Description |
1 online resource (153 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Forewords; Preface; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1: What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?; 2: Epidemiology; 3: Aetiology and risk factors; 4: Pathophysiology; 5: National profile; 6: Diagnosis; 7: Disease severity; 8: Spirometry; 9: Pulse oximetry in primary care; 10: Management; 11: Helping patients to quit smoking; 12: Exacerbation; 13: Avoiding hospital admission; 14: Self-management; 15: Impact on carers; 16: Secondary care referral indicators; 17: Pulmonary rehabilitation; 18: Palliative care; 19: Commissioning services: a step-by-step guide |
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20: General practitioner with a special interest (GPwSI)21: Audit ideas; 22: Case studies; 23: Multiple choice questions; 24: Test your knowledge; Glossary of terms in respiratory medicine; Back Cover |
| Summary |
The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is enormous and is increasing, but early, accurate diagnosis in a primary care setting can have a crucial impact on managing the condition. New NICE guidelines and the GMS Contract with incentives give GPs and practice nurses the opportunity to diagnose COPD patients and manage them in a structured fashion. This book brings together clear and concise information for GPs and primary healthcare teams on how this can be achieved accurately and effectively. This book sets out a very practical approach to caring for one group who can demonstrably benefit from access to the very best that primary care can offer: patients living with COPD. This book is for busy primary care physicians and nurses committed to improving diagnosis, enabling self-management, ensuring rapid treatment, and providing truly patient-centred care. Written by an experienced, practising general practitioner, it provides a timely contribution to the high-quality primary care services needed now and in the future. A "--The Foreword by Gail Richards Anita Sharma is to be congratulated on producing a clear, concise and practical book on COPD which will educate, give confidence to, and encourage primary care physicians to manage this important disease effectively and at an early stage. A"--the Foreword by Joyce Barclay |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive.
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Primary care (Medicine)
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Primary health care.
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Primary Health Care
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MEDICAL -- General.
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Primary health care
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Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive
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Primary care (Medicine)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vasey, Penney
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| ISBN |
9781138031128 |
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1138031127 |
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9781315379043 |
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131537904X |
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9781315357720 |
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1315357720 |
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9781315338668 |
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1315338661 |
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