Medical clinics of North America : Kristina L. Bailey [and twenty-one others]. Kristina L. Bailey

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a worldwide problem / Joan B Soriano and Bernd Lamprecht -- Pathobiologic mechanisms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Anthony Tam and Don D Sin -- Genes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Marilyn G Foreman, Michael Campos, and Juan C Celedon -- Contribution of the environment and comorbidities to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes / Carlos H Martinez and MeiLan K Han -- Role and potential of imaging in COPD / George R Washko -- Importance of the assessment of pulmonary function in COPD / Kristina L Bailey -- Role of exercise in testing and in therapy of COPD / Miguel Divo and Victor Pinto-Plata -- Defining patient-reported outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the patient-centered experience / Jonathan P Singer and Roger D Yusen -- COPD exacerbations: causes, prevention, and treatment / Alex J Mackay and John R Hurst -- Integrated approach to the medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Sharon R Rosenberg and Ravi Kalhan -- Medical pneumoplasty, surgical resection, or lung transplant / Francis C Cordova -- Smoking cessation and environmental hygiene / Cheryl Pirozzi and Mary Beth Scholand -- Index

Overview: This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on COPD. The following topics are covered: pathobiological mechanisms; genes and the disease (alpha-l-antitrypsin); the environment, phenotype, and comorbidity; the role and potential of imaging; pulmonary function and its importance; exercise in testing and therapy; patients' perception and quality of life; exacerbations, causes, prevention, and treatment; an integrated approach to the medical treatment; medical pneumoplasty, surgical resection, or lung transplant; and smoking cessation and environmental hygiene