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| Author | : Dr Bridget Promise |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2024-01-17 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : |
Dr. Bridget Promise's book "COPD Compass: Therapies for Improved Lung Function and Quality of Life" provides a guiding light through the difficulties of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This expertly designed book is a crucial companion on your quest to better respiratory health and a higher quality of life. Dr. Bridget Promise, a well-known pulmonary medicine specialist, offers a detailed and easy-to-understand guide to managing the obstacles of COPD. "COPD Compass" is more than a book; it's a road plan that enables COPD patients to take charge of their health and well-being. Dr. Bridget Promise's book, "COPD Compass," delves into the complexities of COPD and provides essential insights into therapy techniques targeted at increasing lung function. The book delves beyond traditional treatments, examining novel medicines that have shown success in improving respiratory capacity and overall quality of life. What distinguishes "COPD Compass" is its focus on concrete tactics. Dr. Bridget Promise offers practical advice on implementing these treatments into everyday life, ensuring that readers not only comprehend the ideas but can also smoothly incorporate them into their COPD care routine. The engaging tale is supported by Dr. Bridget Promise's sympathetic approach, which addresses the specific needs and concerns of COPD patients. The book has a positive tone, encouraging readers to embrace the suggested treatments and make substantial changes for a happier, more fulfilled life. Why wait to improve your respiratory health and regain a better quality of life? It's time to take control of your COPD journey by obtaining "COPD Compass." Dr. Bridget Promise's knowledge and passion to patient-centered treatment are evident on every page, providing readers with more than simply a book, but a lifeline to enhanced lung function and general wellbeing. Order "COPD Compass" today to begin a journey of empowerment, education, and revolutionary therapy. Your lungs deserve the greatest treatment, and Dr. Bridget Promise is here to help you every step of the way. Don't pass up the chance to improve your COPD journey; put your purchase now and breathe better tomorrow.
| Author | : Donald A. Mahler |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 2022-01-25 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1421443376 |
A leading expert answers your questions about how to live to your fullest with COPD. Significant lung damage from smoking, exposure in some jobs, or even diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis can lead to COPD. Having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can leave you feeling short of breath, sometimes reluctant to go shopping or for a walk because you are afraid of more difficulties. You may have wheezing, tightness in the chest, or frequent coughing. Although you see a doctor for your COPD, you often have questions and need answers. In this concise and practical guide, leading medical expert Donald A. Mahler answers some of the most pressing questions that he has been asked over 30 years of seeing patients with COPD, including • Why am I short of breath? • What medications can treat my COPD? • Can surgery improve COPD? • What are flare-ups—and how can I prevent them? • How can I stop smoking? • What should I do if my breathing isn't getting better? • Can exercise help? If so, which exercises are the most beneficial? • What's the best way to prevent lung infections? • How does COVID-19 affect COPD? • How can I travel with oxygen? • Can I be sexually active with COPD? and much more. Each chapter includes a patient vignette and key points. Tables and boxes offering helpful tips are included throughout. Providing up-to-date, evidence-based content that covers more than just medications, COPD gives you the tools you need to keep active—and thrive.
| Author | : Anita Sharma |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 120 |
| Release | : 2018-05-08 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1315357720 |
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 " - from 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" - from the Foreword by Joyce Barclay
| Author | : Nicola A. Hanania |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2010-12-09 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1597453579 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of people across the world. COPD is not only a major burden to patients but is also costly and results in billions of dollars of direct and indirect costs annually. In recent years and with advancement of science, the understanding of COPD has improved significantly. Fortunately, current management guidelines consider COPD a preventable and treatable condition, and recent studies clearly indicate that available pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions may improve various clinical outcomes. COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management offers an exciting, evidence-based assessment of the field and will be of significant interest to clinicians who care for patients with COPD, including primary care providers and specialists. Comprehensive and state-of-the-art, this title is authored by experts who took the task of developing a resource that focuses on the essential issues in caring for patients with COPD. The first four chapters of the book cover major points about the systemic nature of COPD, the clinical and physiological assessments, and the outcome measures and prognostic markers. In the following section, various pharmacologic and non-pharmacological management strategies are reviewed based on the available evidence. The final sections outline the non-pulmonary effects of COPD and their management. COPD: A Guide to Diagnosis and Clinical Management is a vital, evidence-based text that will prove invaluable for all clinicians who care for patients with this debilitating disorder.
| Author | : Michèle Indira Friend |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2022-07-08 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 3031054539 |
This open access book presents a new generation multi-criteria, multi-stake holder, decision aide, called an "institutional compass". Based on hard data, the compass tells us what quality-direction we are heading in as an institution, region, system or organisation. The quality is not chosen from the usual scalar qualities of: good, neutral and bad. Instead, it is a quality chosen between: harmony, discipline and excitement. None is good in and of itself. We need some of each. The compass marks a new generation in four respects. 1. The representation of the data is intuitive and simple to understand, and therefore can be used to communicate and justify policy decisions. 2. Any data can be included, i.e., none is excluded. This makes the compass tailored to particular situations, voices and contexts. 3. The data includes different time horizons and different types of value: monetary, use, social, sentimental, religious, intrinsic, existential... 4. The process of compass construction can be made inclusive at several junctions. An institutional compass can be extended to evaluate products, add normativity to a systems analysis, reflect world-views such as that of ecological economists or function as an accounting system to manage scarce resources. There are four parts to the book. The first part introduces the general ideas behind the compass. In the second part, the author presents the method for constructing the compass. This includes data collection, data analysis and a mathematical formula to aggregate the data into a single holistic reading. In the third part, the author extends the methodology: to incorporate it into systems science, adding a normative and quality-direction dimension, to use it as a non-linear accounting method and more thoroughly to reflect the philosophy of ecological economists to give a real measure of sustainability. In the fourth part, we see three case studies: one for the World Health Organisation, a second is the use of the compass to label products in a shop and the third is as a regional compass for Hauts-de-France. The book ends with philosophical conclusions. Throughout the book, we see tight arguments, refreshing ideas and a thorough treatment of objectivity in decision making.
| Author | : Teri Allen |
| Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2010-05-18 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 1630265578 |
The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be devastating. It’s important to note, though, that while COPD is debilitating, it is not a death sentence. With proper disease management, people with COPD can expect to live a full and happy life. While there are no magic pills or quick fixes, there are many things COPD sufferers can do to have more energy, less shortness of breath, and an overall better quality of life despite breathlessness or use of home oxygen. This comprehensive guide helps people in any stage of COPD learn to work with their physical limitations rather than against them. Compassionate and clearly written, it covers every aspect of the disease, including the psychological and emotional issues that go along with having COPD, medications and physical therapy, identifying triggers and warning signs, creating an action plan for worsening symptoms, techniques to make breathing easier, working with healthcare providers, and much more.
| Author | : Campion E. Quinn |
| Publisher | : Jones & Bartlett Learning |
| Total Pages | : 189 |
| Release | : 2005-10 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 0763736384 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disabling and potentially fatal illness, and it is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. This resource addresses 100 of the most common questions relating to COPD.
| Author | : Margaret Barnett |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2006-05-12 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0470033908 |
Until recently COPD was largely neglected by health professionals and viewed as the Cinderella of respiratory conditions. Many patients were seen as heart-sink cases with a self-inflicted disease. But views are now changing and COPD, like other chronic conditions managed within primary care, has taken on a higher profile within the Government and NHS agenda. This book reflects that change. It looks at the treatment of COPD in primary care: in the GP surgery, in outpatient clinics, and through district and community nursing. COPD management does not depend on purely medical intervention; much can be done to help these patients from a psychological, social and holistic perspective to cope with their everyday activities. Patients lead a frightening existence, struggling to breathe and to cope with their symptoms. The book helps nurses and other healthcare professionals to support these patients.
| Author | : Robert J. Green |
| Publisher | : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2007-04-04 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 9781594771637 |
The first book to address emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from a nutritional and alternative medicine approach. Robert Green shows that holistic therapies ranging from herbs to homeopathy offer great promise in relieving COPD's debilitating symptoms. He also details how to stop smoking and includes resources for alternative health practitioners.
| Author | : Kevin Felner |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2011-03-31 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 1118068432 |
Make your home COPD friendly Your reassuring guide to understanding and managing COPD and getting on with your life Want to know more about COPD? This straightforward guide provides clear information about this progressive disease, explaining how to recognize the warning signs, get diagnosed, and choose the best treatment. You'll see how diet, exercise, and medication affect your symptoms and make your life easier. Discover how to: Know your risk factors Find the right doctors Quit smoking, start exercising, and change your diet Improve your overall health Prepare for emergencies Help loved ones with COPD
