Autore |
Cazzola M
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2009
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (235 p.)
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Disciplina |
616.24
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Collana |
Therapeutic Strategies
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Soggetto topico |
Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Alternative treatment
Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Diagnosis
Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive
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ISBN |
1-282-25517-7
9786612255175
1-84692-581-9
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: COPD exacerbations: definitions and classifications; Chapter 2: Infectious aetiologies in acute exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 3: Pathophysiology of COPD exacerbations; Chapter 4: Acute respiratory failure during exacerbation of COPD; Chapter 5: Effects of acute exacerbations on nutritional and metabolic profile in patients with COPD; Chapter 6: Outcomes in exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 7: Antibiotics in the treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 8: Antibiotics in COPD: pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic dosing concepts
Chapter 9: Acute exacerbations of COPD: application of evidence-based guidelinesChapter 10: Economic evaluation of antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 11: Managing acute exacerbations in COPD with bronchodilators and corticosteroids; Chapter 12: Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for the treatment of respiratory failure due to exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 13: 'Home hospitals' for acute exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 14: Prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 15: Novel therapeutic targets for acute COPD exacerbation; Abbreviations; Index
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Record Nr. | UNISA-996339116203316 |