The fully updated fourth edition of this practical and concise handbook shows professionals how to manage COPD in primary care successfully and with worthwhile outcomes for patients. In this book, you will find guidance, protocols, plans and tests - all appropriate to the primary care situation - that will streamline your diagnosis and management of COPD.



There have been major developments in our understanding and management of COPD over the last decade and this new edition has extensively reviewed the known literature and latest Guidelines to provide the most up to date and comprehensive picture of diagnosis, investigation and best patient care and management. The style remains readily accessible with key references and guides to further reading.