| Description |
xiv, 892 pages |
| Contents |
Structure-function relationships: the pathology of airflow obstructions / Dennis Niewoehner -- The physiology of breathlessness / Donald Mahler -- The physiology of muscle / Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez and Marc Decramer -- The physiology of exercise / Idelle Weisman -- Clinical assessment of control breathing / Joseph Milic-Emili and Antonia Koutsoukou -- The physiology of the vasculature / Norbert Voelkel -- Sleep in patients with COPD / Mark Elliott -- The phsyiology of cough / Bradley Undem and Mark Kollarick -- The physiology of gas exchange / Robert Rodriguez-Roisin -- The natural history of COPD / Jørgen Vestbo -- Cystic fibrosis / Mike Knowles and Marcus Kennedy -- Bronchiectasis and COPD / Robert Wilson -- |
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Obliterative bronchiolitis / Marshall Hertz -- Asthma / Diana Grootendorst -- COPD: clinical presentation and evaluation / Bartolome Celli -- Monitoring and outcomes / Paul Jones -- Mucociliary clearance / Souheil El-Chemaly, Adam Wanner and Matthias Salathe -- Mucosal immunity, systemic immunity and its relationship to mucosal immunity / Yves Sibille -- COPD and pulmonary surfactant / C. Seifart and B. Muller -- The macrophage and its role in the pathogenesis of COPD / Jordan Metcalf -- Eosinophils and COPD / A. Wardlaw -- Airways epithelial defence, repair, and regeneration / Christelle Coraux ... [et al.] -- Neutrophil / Robert Stockley and Ian Woodhouse -- Lymphocytes / Marine Saetta -- Cytokines / Jack Elias and Robert Homer -- |
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Echosinoides / Sven Eric Dahlen -- COPD and the vascular endothelium / Joe Garcia, David Marine and Stephanie Nonas -- Mesenchymal cells / Stephen Rennard -- Lung development / David Warburton, Cheng Chen, and Wei Shi -- Animal models / Piero Martorana ... [et al.] -- Proteinases and COPD / Anita Sullivan and Robert Stockley -- Oxidants / William MacNee -- Cigarette smoke / Stephen Rennard -- Pollution / Ken Donaldson -- Viruses in COPD / Sam Hibbitts and Colin Gelder -- Bacteria / Sanjay Sethi -- Genetic factors / Craig Hersh and Edwin Silverman -- Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency / Loutfi S. Aboussouan and James K. Stoller -- Body weight and systemic effects / Emile F.M. Wouters -- Lung connective tissue / Sarah Dunsmore and Geoffrey Laurent -- |
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Aerosols and delivery systems / Stephen Newman -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) / John DiBaise -- Upper airway diseases / Richard deShazo and Maria Rappai -- Acute pulmonary embolism / Victor Tapson -- Cancer / Stephen Spiro -- Infection management and airflow obstruction / Alan Fein, Jill Karpel, Antonio Anzueto -- Mechanical ventilation for exacerbation of COPD / Andrea Rossi -- Comorbidity / Robert Stockely -- Primary care / Daryl Freeman and David Price -- Pulmonary rehabilitation / Richard ZuWallack -- Social support / Robin Stevenson -- Long term invasive mechanical ventilation / Gerard Criner -- Smoking cessation / Phillip Tonnesen -- Oxygen therapy in COPD / Brian Tiep and Rick Carter -- |
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Surgery (LVRS) / Fernando Martinez -- Anti-cholinergics / Ted Witek Jr. -- Beta2-agonists / Malcolm Johnson -- Corticosteroids / Olaf Selroos -- Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors in the treatment of COPD / Hermann Tenor ... [et al.] -- Antibiotic therapy in patients with COPD / Michael Niederman -- Antioxidants / Claudio Donner -- Mucolytics for COPD / Duncan Rogers and Bruce Rubin -- End-of-life and palliative care of patients with COPD / John Heffner -- Economic burden of COPD / David Au and Sean Sullivan -- Pharmacoepidemiology of COPD / Joan Soriano -- Behavioural aspects of COPD / Sue Hurd and Claude Lenrant -- Guidelines / Peter Calvery -- Protease inhibitors / Philip Davies, Malcolm MacCross, and Richard Mumford -- Retinoids / Steve Tudhope -- Chemokines in COPD / Peter Barnes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive.
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive.
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| Author |
Stockley, Robert A.
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| LC no. |
2005012341 |
| ISBN |
9781405122894 hardback |
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1405122897 hardback |
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