Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Foreword viii
Peter J. Barnes

1 Definition Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1
Graham S. Devereux

2 Pathology and Pathogenesis 6
William MacNee

3 Diagnosis 12
Graeme P. Currie and Mahendran Chetty

4 Spirometry 17
David Bellamy

5 Smoking Cessation 22
John Britton

6 Non-pharmacological Management 26
Graeme P. Currie and Graham Douglas

7 Pharmacological Management (I) – Inhaled Treatment 32
Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth

8 Pharmacological Management (II) – Oral Treatment 38
Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth

9 Inhalers 43
Graeme P. Currie and Graham Douglas

10 Oxygen 49
Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie

11 Exacerbations 53
Graeme P. Currie and Jadwiga A. Wedzicha

12 Non-invasive Ventilation 59
Paul K. Plant and Graeme P. Currie

13 Primary Care 64
Cathy Jackson

14 Death Dying and End-of-Life Issues 68
Gordon Linklater

15 Future Treatments 72
Peter J. Barnes

Index 77

About the Author

Graeme P. Currie is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Reviews

"Extensively updated by experienced clinicians - including new chapters on spirometry, inhalers, oxygen, death, dying and end of life issues - this ABC is an authoritative and practical guide for general practitioners, practice nurses, specialist nurses, medical students, paramedical staff, junior doctors, non-specialist doctors and all other health professionals working in both primary and secondary care." (Clinical Laboratory International Magazine, 1 April 2011) "Of particular interest is helping general practitioners recognize and diagnose the disease at an earlier stage than is the general case now." (Reference and Research Book News, 1 April 2011)