Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Since the publication of the first edition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as a public health issue, has increased in line with the predictions of the World Health Organization and by the year 2020, will become one of the main killers of human life.



With several important large scaled trials becoming available and our knowledge of COPD's determinants rapidly growing, it was essential to update Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with a second edition that will enable physicians to stay informed, aid in the clinical diagnosis, and the proper treatment of COPD



Within this text expert analysis will examine:




new treatments and combative strategies developed from recent and current clinical trails


the pathological and physiological mechanisms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


current and up to date information from developing worlds faced with the COPD epidemic


the burden COPD has and will have in the future for patients, treatments and society

De la publicarea primei editii, boala pulmonara obstructiva cronica (BPOC), ca problema de sanatate publica, a crescut in conformitate cu previziunile Organizatiei Mondiale a Sanatatii si pana in 2020, va deveni unul dintre principalii ucigasi ai vietii umane Odata cu disponibilitatea mai multor studii importante la scara larga si cunoasterea noastra asupra factorilor determinanti ai BPOC in crestere rapida, a fost esential sa actualizam Managementul Clinic al Bolii Pulmonare Obstructive Cronice cu o a doua editie care va permite medicilor sa ramana informati, sa ajute la diagnosticul clinic si la Tratamentul adecvat al BPOC In cadrul acestui text, analiza experta va examina: noi tratamente si strategii combative dezvoltate din traseele clinice recente si actuale, mecanismele patologice si fiziologice ale bolii pulmonare obstructive cronice, informatii curente si actualizate din lumile in curs de dezvoltare care se confrunta cu epidemia BPOC. au in viitor pentru pacienti, tratamente si societate