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Acute Exacerbations in COPD
Author(s): M. Cazzola (Editor), S. Sethi (Editor), F. Blasi (Editor), A. Anzueto (Editor)
- Publisher: Clinical Publishing,an imprint of Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date: 4 Jun. 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 252 pages
- ISBN-10: 1904392717
- ISBN-13: 9781904392712
Book Description
The pronounced variability in the incidence and severity of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD, makes effective treatment more difficult, and the social and economic costs of these diseases all the greater. Acute exacerbations are multi-factorial in origin, and are known to be linked with a number of factors including allergens, atmospheric pollution and infectious agents. Effective treatment requires a similarly complex approach that addresses each of the component causes. This text brings together current knowledge of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of these episodes, and the latest experimental models by which researchers are seeking to improve our understanding of their incidence and progression. The book concludes with a review of the latest ideas on therapy for exacerbations. The authors evaluate the individual efficacy of current treatments in the light of this knowledge and present new recommendations for formulating effective therapeutic regimes.
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About the Author
M. Cazzola, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy; S. Sethi, University of Buffalo SUNY, VA WNY Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY, USA; F. Blasi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Padiglione SACCO, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Milano, Italy; A. Anzueto, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
