Author: Campion Quinn

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a disabling and potentially fatal illness affecting more than 13 million people and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Whether you or a loved one has been diagnosed with COPD, the number and type of diagnosis and treatment options can be overwhelming. This invaluable resource offers the guidance and advice you need. Written by a prominent physician and leader in patient support for this devastating lung disease, with commentary from an actual COPD patient, 100 Questions & Answers About Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions, including diagnosis, medical, surgical, and rehabilitative treatment options, how to work with your physician to improve your health and avoid hospitalisations, cautions and pre-cautions, smoking cessation, psychological issues, and much more.

Key features:

• Concise, easy-to-read paperback book
• Provides both the patient's and the physician's perspective on COPD
• The question and answer format mimics an actual physician consultation
• Provides practical answers to questions about diagnosis, treatment options, care giving, quality of life, sources of support, and more

Table of contents

Introduction

Prologue

Part 1:What is COPD?

Part 2:COPD Complications and Associated Diseases

Part 3: Lung Function Monitoring

Part 4: Living with COPD

Part 5: Smoking and COPD

Part 6: Medical Treatment of COPD

Part 7: Oxygen Therapy for COPD

Part 8: Rehabilitation for COPD

Part 9: Surgical Treatment of COPD

Part 10:Nutritional Guidelines for People with COPD

Appendix

Glossary

Index

About the author

Dr. Campion Quinn, MD, MHA, President, Quinn & Associates Medical Consultants,  is a board certified internist and geriatrician working in New York.

Reviews

"This easy to read book dealing with complex issues in COPD is a must read book for healthcare professionals dealing with patients with the disease. It's definitely a highly recommended book for patients and family, offering helpful guidance and advice they need with this disabling condition." --Mihirkumar Gandhi, MD, William Beaumont Hospitals, Doody's Book Review Service, April 2006

"This is an excellent, well written, easy-to-understand book with a common sense approach to understanding COPD, smoking cessation, and other related lung diseases." --Patricia A. Tietjen, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Chief, Pulmonary Medicine, Saint Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY

This is a Jones & Bartlett title, distributed throughout Europe by Class Health.