Part 1 book “Fast facts - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” has contents: Pathology and pathogenesis, etiology and natural history, clinical features, lung function tests. Invite to references. | Fast Facts: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9 Pathology and pathogenesis 22 Etiology and natural history 34 Clinical features “A well-structured and comprehensive book that will benefit respiratory nurses and all healthcare professionals with a respiratory interest.” 50 Lung function tests Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists 74 Imaging 81 Smoking cessation 92 Therapy in stable disease 125 Acute exacerbations 141 Future trends “This easy-to-read, well-illustrated book provides an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to COPD, for doctors, nurses and therapists. Recommended.” Dr John Hurst, Honorary Consultant & Reader Respiratory Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust / University College London ISBN 978-1-908541-73-4 Jørgen Vestbo, Professor of Respiratory Medicine University of Manchester, UK the best offers are on 9 781908 Fast Facts Fast Facts: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease M Bradley Drummond and William MacNee Third edition Third edition “A balanced and complete picture of where we are with our understanding and management of COPD. The authors succeed more in 150 pages than most other larger textbooks on this topic.” Fast Facts Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease “An easy-to-read handbook for busy clinicians, which presents the latest evidence to shape our understanding of COPD today, highlighting the take-home messages. All the tools for treatment and management of the acute exacerbation can be found in this handbook. It provides the necessary information to clinicians, fast.” 541734 © 2016 Health Press Ltd. Fast Facts Fast Facts: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Third edition M Bradley Drummond MD MHS Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA William MacNee MB CHB MD FRCP Professor of Respiratory and .