• A comprehensive, patient-centred guide to this debilitating lung condition
• Includes numerous clear diagrams and pictures to help readers understand the biology behind their condition
• Includes Key Point boxes at the start of each chapter to quickly summarise important concepts covered in the text
• Features numerous Case Histories and Patient Perspectives which provide practical, realistic examples throughout
• Frequently asked questions are interspersed throughout the text in boxes for readers to quickly identify the answers to common queries
• Includes invaluable Further Information section with suggested websites and a glossary of drugs to help users understand their prescriptions

Readership: Patients and their families, respiratory and practice nurses

Graeme Currie, Consultant Respiratory and General Physician, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

"...this book is highly useful and deserves the interest of (COPD) patients, their families and their carers...all the important and practical aspects of COPD are covered...this concise book...may help, in some way, to reduce the burden of COPD in the community at large, and the author should be congratulated for the quality of this contribution." - European Respiratory Review

1: How the normal lungs work
2: What is COPD?
3: Making the diagnosis of COPD
4: Giving up smoking
5: Managing COPD without drugs
6: Managing COPD with drugs
7: Inhaler devices
8: Oxygen and COPD
9: Episodes of worsening symptoms (exacerbations)
10: Glossary of drugs and further information