COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a (currently) incurable and irreversible lung condition with worldwide mortality rates similar to stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. Treatments are limited to the removal of the underlying causes (e.g., exposure to smoke), easing some of the symptoms,...
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| description | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a (currently) incurable and irreversible lung condition with worldwide mortality rates similar to stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. Treatments are limited to the removal of the underlying causes (e.g., exposure to smoke), easing some of the symptoms, and slowing the rate at which the disease worsens. As a consequence of smoking, it is less well known than lung cancer even though it has an equal or higher mortality rate. It is a combination of diseases that affects bronchioles and alveoli to different extents from patient to patient. An accurate diagnosis of each patient’s physiology is potentially useful in tailoring treatment to the underlying physiology. This book provides an overview of the underlying pathology of the disease. It then discusses some of the clinical tools available to obtain pathology-specific diagnosis for a given patient. A section then discusses the consequences of the disease. While some of these consequences are readily expected from a cursory understanding of the disease (anemia and shortness of breath), others are less obvious (muscle atrophy, impaired balance, and cardiac problems). In the final sections, disease treatment is addressed. The book is intended to convey two important points. The first is that hope exists for more effective treatments in the future, while the second is that these treatments will require strong collaborations among researchers in a variety of disciplines. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1402252024-07-11T07:45:08Z COPD Jones, Steven A. Respiratory medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJL Respiratory medicine Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a (currently) incurable and irreversible lung condition with worldwide mortality rates similar to stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. Treatments are limited to the removal of the underlying causes (e.g., exposure to smoke), easing some of the symptoms, and slowing the rate at which the disease worsens. As a consequence of smoking, it is less well known than lung cancer even though it has an equal or higher mortality rate. It is a combination of diseases that affects bronchioles and alveoli to different extents from patient to patient. An accurate diagnosis of each patient’s physiology is potentially useful in tailoring treatment to the underlying physiology. This book provides an overview of the underlying pathology of the disease. It then discusses some of the clinical tools available to obtain pathology-specific diagnosis for a given patient. A section then discusses the consequences of the disease. While some of these consequences are readily expected from a cursory understanding of the disease (anemia and shortness of breath), others are less obvious (muscle atrophy, impaired balance, and cardiac problems). In the final sections, disease treatment is addressed. The book is intended to convey two important points. The first is that hope exists for more effective treatments in the future, while the second is that these treatments will require strong collaborations among researchers in a variety of disciplines. 2024-07-11T07:44:58Z 2024-07-11T07:44:58Z 2024 book ONIX_20240711_9780854663439_39 9780854663439 9780854663446 9780854663453 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/140225 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books/1003379 https://intech-files.s3.amazonaws.com/a043Y00000yGSwmQAG/0015283_Authors_Book%20%282024-06-14%2009%3A44%3A53%29.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.1001502 10.5772/intechopen.1001502 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9780854663439 9780854663446 9780854663453 IntechOpen 194 open access |
| spellingShingle | Respiratory medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJL Respiratory medicine COPD |
| title | COPD |
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| topic | Respiratory medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJL Respiratory medicine |
| topic_facet | Respiratory medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJL Respiratory medicine |
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