Living Well with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Lungs
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Lungs
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Author : Jane Martin
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 23,29 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0741493500
Live Your Life with COPD 52 Weeks of Health, Happiness and Hope is your guide to living well with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. There's a lot to learn when you've got COPD Live Your Life will show you what you need to know and help you put it
Author : American College of Chest Physicians
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Page : 42 pages
File Size : 24,8 MB
Release : 2004
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Author : Myra B. Shayevitz
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 22,16 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Health & Fitness
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Author : Elaine Fantle Shimberg
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 16,54 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1429980583
Coping with COPD: Understanding, Treating, and Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the first hands-on guide to living and coping with an insidious disease that affects tens of millions of people Experts estimate that as many as thirty-five million Americans literally cannot catch their breath--they are suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The fourth-leading cause of death in America, COPD is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema with airflow obstruction. In this clear, concise, and up-to-date guide to dealing with and living well with COPD, readers will learn: - How to navigate activities of daily living, from applying make-up to continuing work - How to quit smoking--at any age - How oxygen therapy may help you - How to tailor diet to meet new nutritional needs - How to foster a useful patient/doctor relationship and how and when to visit a pulmonologist - How to tailor your diet to meet your new dietary needs
Author : Dawn Lesley Fielding
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 073821826X
When you can't breathe, nothing else matters. If you are one of the 15 million Americans diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), you know what it's like to struggle to breathe. You know what it's like to sacrifice your favorite activities to a chronic illness that changes everything from your work life to how you take your meals. But there is help -- and hope. Respiratory Therapist Dawn Lesley Fielding shares the program she has used in her own practice -- with an astonishing 100% success rate—offering techniques and tools to make breathing easier and improve your overall health. This practical, accessible, step-by-step guide explains... what COPD is and how it affects your breathing the most up-to-date medication and treatment options how to track symptoms and medications essential breathing techniques to improve oxygen intake strategies for healthy nutrition and gentle exercise what to eat and what to avoid, with lists of key COPD foods With stories from others with this condition, easy charts for managing everything from your medications to your symptoms, as well as hands-on tips for you and your loved ones, The COPD Solution is your guide to reclaiming your life and living fully with COPD.
Author : R. D. Martin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,98 MB
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Lungs
ISBN : 9781449946890
"Emphysema and chronic bronchitis"--Cover.
Author : Joe Lodge
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release : 2016-01-03
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ISBN : 9781519644886
If your life has been touched by COPD, whether you are a patient, family or a health worker involved in the care of COPD patients, this book is for you! Joe Lodge, a UK COPD patient, draws on 15 years experience living with severe emphysema, to help the reader understand the mindset of dealing with COPD. He both challenges and inspires the reader to make positive changes to their current lifestyle and management of their COPD. In the book he explores the changing mindset from initial diagnosis, through coping with COPD and on to actually finding ways to regain enjoyment of life, using a number of strategies he developed over the years, allowing him to continue working, manage as a lone parent and maintain a positive outlook.
Author : Janet Brindley
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2013-09-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0857011324
Practising regular breathing exercises helps to develop healthy breathing patterns, which can lessen the effects of breathing difficulties caused by COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). This is a short, practical guide to using new therapeutic breathing exercises which focus on techniques to reduce breathlessness and control coughing to help you to get the most out of every breath. The exercises are simple, easy to follow, and designed to work alongside usual medical care. No special equipment is necessary, you can practise in your own home at your own pace, and this illustrated guide contains all the information you need to get started. This handbook will be perfect for anyone with COPD who wants to help manage their breathing difficulties, coughing and fatigue with simple and effective techniques. Professionals working with COPD sufferers, such as physiotherapists, physical therapists and carers, will also find the book of interest.
Author : Teri Allen
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 27,92 MB
Release : 2010-05-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1630265578
The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be devastating. It’s important to note, though, that while COPD is debilitating, it is not a death sentence. With proper disease management, people with COPD can expect to live a full and happy life. While there are no magic pills or quick fixes, there are many things COPD sufferers can do to have more energy, less shortness of breath, and an overall better quality of life despite breathlessness or use of home oxygen. This comprehensive guide helps people in any stage of COPD learn to work with their physical limitations rather than against them. Compassionate and clearly written, it covers every aspect of the disease, including the psychological and emotional issues that go along with having COPD, medications and physical therapy, identifying triggers and warning signs, creating an action plan for worsening symptoms, techniques to make breathing easier, working with healthcare providers, and much more.