Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (©2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Nikos M. Siafakas, Nicholas R. Anthonisen, Dimitris Georgopoulos.
• Other Names: Siafakas, N. M; Anthonisen, N. R; Georgopoulos, Dimitris
• Contents: 1. Definitions of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Nikos M. Siafakas -- 2. Epidemiology of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Jorgen Vestbo -- 3. Effects of Acute Exacerbations on the Natural History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Sophia E. Schiza and Nicholas R. Anthonisen -- 4. Economic Burden of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Scott D. Ramsey and Sean D. Sullivan -- 5. Pathophysiology of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / William MacNee -- 6. Immunopathology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Exacerbations of Bronchitis / Peter K. Jeffery [and others] -- 7. Biomarkers of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Simon Gompertz and Robert A. Stockley -- 8. Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : A Systemic Disease? / Emiel F.M. Wouters [and others] -- 9. Causes of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Jadwiga A. Wedzicha -- 10. Symptoms and Signs of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Eumorfia Kondili, Dimitris Georgopoulos, and Nicholas R. Anthonisen -- 11. Pulmonary Gas Exchange in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Federico P. Gomez and Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin -- 12. Radiology of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Pulmonary Disease / Katerina Malagari and Argyro Voloudaki -- 13. Assessment of Severity of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Craig A. Piquette and Stephen I. Rennard -- 14. Cardiopulmonary Interaction in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Zoheir Bshouty -- 15. Skeletal Muscles in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Thierry Troosters [and others] -- 16. Water-Electrolyte Imbalances in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Maurizio Moretti, Enrico Clini, and Leonardo M. Fabbri -- 17. Metabolism and Nutrition in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Roelinka Broekhuizen, Eva C. Creutzberg, and Annemie M.W.J. Schols -- 18. End-Stage Disease and Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Victor M. Pinto-Plata and Bartolome R. Celli -- 19. Impact of Sleep on Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Walter T. McNicholas -- 20. Antibiotics / Sat Sharma and Nicholas R. Anthonisen -- 21. Bronchodilators in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Clare D. Ramsey and Nicholas R. Anthonisen -- 22. Corticosteroids / Kathryn L. Rice and Dennis E. Niewoehner -- 23. Oxygen Therapy During Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Ioanna Mitrouska and Nikos M. Siafakas -- 24. Acute Exacerbations : Other Treatment / Nikos Tzanakis and Eva Papadopouli -- 25. Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Mark W. Ellio -- 26. Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Dimitris Georgopoulos and Andrea Rossi -- 27. Weaning from the Ventilator / Amal Jubran and Aiman Tulaimat -- 28. Rehabilitation and Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Nicolino Ambrosino and Roberto Porta -- 29. Home Management of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Josep Roca [and others] -- 30. Hospital Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Alvar G.N. Agusti, Miguel Carrera, and Ernest Sala -- 31. Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as Outcome of Therapeutic Interventions / Nikos M. Siafakas, John Kottakis, and Marios E. Froudarakis -- 32. Future Research on Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Peter J. Barnes.
• Publisher Details: New York : M. Dekker
• Publication Date: 2004
• Copyright Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 603 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.2/4; Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive; MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Acute Disease; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0824756967; 9780824756963; 9780203913000; 0203913000
• Related ISBNs: 0824741285
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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