Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Curr. Concepts and Practice

00 preface_Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Current Concepts and Practice......Page 1
Part 1_Basic Science......Page 11
01_Lung and Systemic Inflammation in COPD......Page 13
02_Homocysteine is Elevated in COPD
......Page 31
03_Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease: Emphysema Revisited
......Page 43
04_Diverse Activities for Proteinases
in the Pathogenesis of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
......Page 57
05_Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease –
Chaperonopathology
......Page 79
Part 2_Clinical Aspects......Page 113
06_COPD: Differential Diagnosis
......Page 115
07_Current Overview of COPD with
Special Reference to Emphysema
......Page 127
08_Psychosocial Dimensions of
COPD for the Patient and Family
......Page 163
09_Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency –
A Genetic Risk Factor for COPD
......Page 189
10_The Six-Minute Walk Test on the Treadmill
......Page 227
11_COPD Due to Sulfur Mustard (Mustard Lung)
......Page 241
12_Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
......Page 249
13_Evaluation of Dyspnea and
Fatigue Among the COPD Patients
......Page 267
Part 3_Treatment......Page 283
14_Adherence to Therapy in Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
......Page 285
15_Management of Acute Exacerbations
......Page 301
16_Novel Concept in Pulmonary Delivery
......Page 309
17_Noninvasive Positive-Pressure
Ventilation Therapy in Patients with COPD
......Page 343
18_Types of Physical Exercise
Training for COPD Patients
......Page 361
19_Hospital at Home for Elderly Patients
with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
......Page 385
20_Chest Mobilization Techniques
for Improving Ventilation and
Gas Exchange in Chronic Lung Disease
......Page 409
21_Antipneumococcal
Vaccination in COPD Patients
......Page 433
22_A Multi-Targeted Antisense
Oligonucleotide-Based Therapy Directed
at Phosphodiesterases 4 and 7 for COPD
......Page 445
23_Cell Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: State of the Art and Perspectives......Page 465