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Concentrating on the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through various different forms of treatment, this concise and practical handbook also covers causes and pathology of COPD, investigations and prevention.

Lungs --- Diseases, Obstructive. --- Diseases, Obstructive --- Treatment.

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The pronounced variability in the incidence and severity of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD, makes effective treatment more difficult, and the social and economic costs of these diseases all the greater. Acute exacerbations are multi-factorial in origin, and are known to be linked with a number of agents including allergens, atmospheric pollution and infectious agents. Effective treatment requires a similarly complex approach that addresses each of the component causes. This text brings together current knowledge of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of these episodes, a

Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Alternative treatment. --- Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Diagnosis. --- Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive.

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The aim of this book is to present some recent and interesting findings in the field of bronchitis, which will serve as a supplement to the book Bronchitis. In particular, this volume focuses on the successful use and development of novel tools in the diagnostics and treatment of bronchitis. Contributions include clinical case studies, the impact of air pollution on bronchitis, the presentation and diagnosis of the respiratory disease eosinophilic bronchiolitis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, the development of a method for the swift detection of the infectious bronchitis virus and studies investigating the successful use of alternative medicines in the treatment of bronchitis. The editor would like to thank the authors of the chapters who have contributed to this book and hopes that this will book not only supplement the book on Bronchitis, but may increase interest in the subject.

Bronchitis. --- Bronchi --- Lungs --- Infections --- Diseases, Obstructive --- Respiratory medicine

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Despite the availability of many effective treatments for asthma, patients' control of the condition is often suboptimal. Now in its third edition, Fast Facts: Asthma delivers a clear practical message - improved asthma control can be achieved through efficient commonsense delivery of asthma care.This highly readable and well-illustrated book examines the essentials of good asthma care, distilled from the latest international guidelines and best available evidence. These include:- accurate asthma diagnosis- identification of risk factors and triggers- objective assessment of airway inflammatio

Asthma. --- Bronchial asthma --- Bronchi --- Lungs --- Respiratory allergy --- Diseases --- Diseases, Obstructive

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Asthma. --- Bronchial asthma --- Bronchi --- Lungs --- Respiratory allergy --- Diseases --- Diseases, Obstructive