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"Emphysema and chronic bronchitis"--Cover.
Author : R. D. Martin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,90 MB
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Lungs
ISBN : 9781449946890
"Emphysema and chronic bronchitis"--Cover.
Author : Teri Allen
Publisher : Hunter House
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0897935535
Take steps to have a better overall quality of life despite your degree of breathlessness or use of home oxygen. By understanding both the physical and emotional aspects of COPD, you can learn to work with your problems rather than against them.
Author : Rick Hodder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,91 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Lungs
ISBN : 9780773761445
Unless you suffer from COPD, you've probably never heard of it. But as the statistics show, there are plenty of people living with the disease and doing remarkably well. Every Breath I Take tells their stories: the changes they've made to their lives, the choices they've faced, their successes and their failures.
Author : Jane M. Martin
Publisher : Infinity Pub
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,10 MB
Release : 2011-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780741464354
Provides weekly advice for living with COPD, with information on such topics as family relationships, emotional issues, using oxygen, and medications.
Author : Donald A. Mahler
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421443362
Providing up-to-date, evidence-based content that covers more than just medications, COPD gives you the tools you need to keep active—and thrive.
Author : Jane Martin
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 20,87 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 : Dawn Lesley Fielding
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 10,36 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 : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309212197
Chronic diseases are common and costly, yet they are also among the most preventable health problems. Comprehensive and accurate disease surveillance systems are needed to implement successful efforts which will reduce the burden of chronic diseases on the U.S. population. A number of sources of surveillance data-including population surveys, cohort studies, disease registries, administrative health data, and vital statistics-contribute critical information about chronic disease. But no central surveillance system provides the information needed to analyze how chronic disease impacts the U.S. population, to identify public health priorities, or to track the progress of preventive efforts. A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases outlines a conceptual framework for building a national chronic disease surveillance system focused primarily on cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases. This system should be capable of providing data on disparities in incidence and prevalence of the diseases by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic region, along with data on disease risk factors, clinical care delivery, and functional health outcomes. This coordinated surveillance system is needed to integrate and expand existing information across the multiple levels of decision making in order to generate actionable, timely knowledge for a range of stakeholders at the local, state or regional, and national levels. The recommendations presented in A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases focus on data collection, resource allocation, monitoring activities, and implementation. The report also recommends that systems evolve along with new knowledge about emerging risk factors, advancing technologies, and new understanding of the basis for disease. This report will inform decision-making among federal health agencies, especially the Department of Health and Human Services; public health and clinical practitioners; non-governmental organizations; and policy makers, among others.
Author : Teri Allen
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 30,73 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.
Author : Kevin Felner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 14,47 MB
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1118068432
Make your home COPD friendly 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