Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of COPD, 2nd edition

More than 16 million Americans are estimated to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that interferes with normal breathing and has become the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. This practice-based reference by two leading pulmonary experts provides clinicians with the latest, clinically relevant information about pathology and pathophysiology, management, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options for COPD.