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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction and Definition of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD / Panos, Ralph J. -- 2. Epidemiology and Economic Consequences of COPD / Panos, Ralph J. -- 3. COPD Recognition and Diagnosis: Approach to the Patient with Respiratory Symptoms / Eschenbacher, William L. -- 4. Pulmonary Function Testing: Spirometry: Presence and Severity of Airflow Limitation/Obstruction / Eschenbacher, William L. -- 5. Radiology: Use of Lung Imaging to Help in the Identification of Patients with COPD / Eschenbacher, William L. -- 6. Pathogenesis of COPD / Borchers, Michael T. / Motz, Gregory -- 7. Smoking Cessation / Altum, Shari / Butler, Katherine / Juran, Rachel -- 8. Fostering Patient Self-Management of COPD / Altum, Shari / Juran, Rachel / Butler, Katherine -- 9. Natural History, Phenotypes, and Gender Differences in COPD / Zafar, Muhammad Ahsan -- 10. COPD Is a Multi-Organ Disorder: Systemic Manifestations / Panos, Ralph J. -- 11. Sleep and COPD: The Overlap Syndrome / Panos, Ralph J. -- 12. COPD and Pulmonary Vasculature / Elwing, Jean M. -- 13. COPD's Effects on Psychosocial Functioning and Familial Interactions / Panos, Mary E. / Panos, Ralph J. -- 14. Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Panos, Ralph J. -- 15. Practical Guide to Correct Inhaler Use / Mulhall, Aaron M. -- 16. Management of Outpatient COPD Exacerbations / Sogbetun, Folarin -- 17. Inpatient Management of Acute COPD Exacerbations / Gupta, Nishant -- 18. Primary Care and Interaction with Specialty Care for the COPD Patient / Krzywkowski-Mohn, Sara M. -- 19. Integrating Supportive, Palliative, and End of Life Care for COPD / Panos, Ralph J. -- Index
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