Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Outcomes and Biomarkers (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

Utilizing patient-centered outcome measures and analysis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Outcomes and Biomarkers evaluates new interventions that have the potential for modifying the clinical course of COPD and effectively achieving an optimal level of patient prevention, treatment, and care. This all-inclusive and accessible text clearly examines the diverse prognostic markers and outcomes of various conditions that can be classified as COPD (including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma) to ensure correct demarcation by the physician. Ideal for pulmonologists, allergists, and immunologists, this resource discusses: biomarkers that indicate the clinical precursors for developing COPD early detection and timely pharmacologic intervention testing, treatment, and biological and clinical results the multiple components and pathological changes of COPD unique characteristics of COPD patients in terms of clinical presentation, disease severity, and rate of progression systematic symptoms and complications of COPD, such as: degree of airflow limitation, mucus hypersecretion, airway narrowing and loss of alveoli in lungs, loss of lean body mass, cardiovascular effects, breathlessness, and decreased exercise capacity

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420084607
• ISBN13: 9781420084603
• Release Date: December 2050
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.