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Your reassuring guide to understanding and managing COPD and getting on with your life
Want to know more about COPD? This straightforward guide provides clear information about this progressive disease, explaining how to recognize the warning signs, get diagnosed, and choose the best treatment. You'll see how diet, exercise, and medication affect your symptoms and make your life easier.
Discover how to:
*
Know your risk factors
*
Find the right doctors
*
Quit smoking, start exercising, and change your diet
*
Improve your overall health
*
Prepare for emergencies
*
Help loved ones with COPD
Your reassuring guide to understanding and managing COPD and getting on with your life
Want to know more about COPD? This straightforward guide provides clear information about this progressive disease, explaining how to recognize the warning signs, get diagnosed, and choose the best treatment. You'll see how diet, exercise, and medication affect your symptoms and make your life easier.
Discover how to:
*
Know your risk factors
*
Find the right doctors
*
Quit smoking, start exercising, and change your diet
*
Improve your overall health
*
Prepare for emergencies
*
Help loved ones with COPD
Kevin Felner, MD, an expert in pulmonary and critical-care medicine, is an assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine.
Meg Schneider is an award-winning writer with more than two decades of experience.
Introduction 1
Part I: Every Breath You Take: The Who, What, and Why of COPD 7
Chapter 1: Understanding COPD 9
Chapter 2: How Your Lungs Work 21
Chapter 3: COPD Risk Factors 33
Part II: Catching Your Breath: Treating COPD 45
Chapter 4: The Diagnosis and What It Means 47
Chapter 5: The Emotional Impact of COPD 63
Chapter 6: Building Your Healthcare Team 77
Chapter 7: COPD Treatment Goals 95
Chapter 8: Drug Treatments 111
Chapter 9: Surgery and Alternative Treatments 135
Part III: In the Next Breath: Managing Your Overall Health 145
Chapter 10: The First, Best Thing You Can Do: Quit Smoking 147
Chapter 11: Nutrition and Weight Management 165
Chapter 12: Getting Motivated to Move 183
Part IV: Breathing Easier: Living with COPD 199
Chapter 13: A Day in Your Life with COPD 201
Chapter 14: Making Your Home You-Friendly 221
Chapter 15: Clearing the Air at Home 239
Chapter 16: Preparing for Emergencies 251
Chapter 17: Helping a Loved One with COPD 265
Part V: The Part of Tens 279
Chapter 18: Ten Things to Avoid if You Have COPD 281
Chapter 19: Ten Myths about COPD 287
Chapter 20: Ten Strategies for Coping with COPD 293
Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Health Factors Linked with COPD 299
Glossary 307
Index 319
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe |
| Produktart: | Ratgeber |
| Rubrik: | Gesundheit |
| Thema: | Gesundheit |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: |
Introduction.Part I: Every Breath You Take: The Who
What and Why of COPD.Chapter 1: Understanding COPD.Chapter 2: How Your Lungs Work.Chapter 3: COPD Risk Factors.Part II: Catching Your Breath: Treating COPD.Chapter 4: The Diagnosis and What It Means.C |
| ISBN-13: | 9780470247570 |
| ISBN-10: | 0470247576 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Felner, Kevin (NYU School of Medicine)
Schneider, Meg |
| Hersteller: |
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 235 x 189 x 24 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kevin Felner (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.05.2008 |
| Gewicht: | 0,551 kg |
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