Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Pathology and pathophysiology Chapter 3 Presentation and history Chapter 4 Spirometry and lung function tests Chapter 5 Assessment Chapter 6 Smoking cessation Chapter 7 Pharmacotherapy Chapter 8 Pulmonary rehabilitation Chapter 9 Other forms of therapy Chapter 10 Acute exacerbations and referral to hospital Chapter 11 The NICE COPD guidelines - a summary of the new features Chapter 12 The GOLD guidelines Chapter 13 Drug therapy of the future Chapter 14 Organisation and training needs Glossary Useful addresses Index

About the Author

Dr David Bellamy is a GP Principal with a special interest in respiratory medicine at the James Fisher Medical Centre, Bournemouth. He is a member of the COPD Guidelines Committee. Rachel Booker is COPD Module Leader for the National Respiratory Training Centre, Warwick. She is a member of the British Thoracic Society COPD Consortium.

Reviews

REVIEW: "We all face the challenge of providing multidisciplinary care for patients with this multi-component disease and I have no doubt that the latest edition of this book will greatly assist in this process." - Dr David Halpin, Chairman of the NICE COPD Guidelines Committee REVIEW: "This is a much needed, very practical book, clearly laid out with a main points section at the start of each chapter and references at the end of the chapter. A useful addition to the practice bookshelf." - Practical Nursing REVIEW: "COPD in Primary Care fills in the gaps in advising on day-to-day management following the launch of the British Thoracic Guidelines for COPD, and shows that COPD is an important condition that can effectively be dealt with in primary care. If you want to know how ... this book is for you!" - National Respiratory Training Centre.