COPD Heterogeneity and Personalized Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Sang-Do (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Diagnostic Radiology.

This book explains how analysis of the heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) enhances understanding of the condition and leads to improved, personalized treatment. State of the art knowledge is presented on a range of issues related to the heterogeneity of COPD, such as pheno...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• Introduction: Summary
• Definition
• Epidemiology
• Risk Factors
• Pathology/Pathogenesis/Pathophysiology
• Assessment
• Introduction: Summary
• Symptoms: SGRQ, CAT, MRC
• Spirometry
• Images
• Biomarkers
• Comorbidity
• Heterogeneity
• Introduction: Summary
• Phenotypes of COPD
• Genetics
• Images
• ACOS
• Exacerbation
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Management
• Introduction: Summary
• Prevention
• Pharmacologic
• Non-pharmacologic: LVR, Rehab, Nutritional support
• Management of exacerbation
• Management of Comorbidities
• Personalized Treatment: current practice and evidences from researches
• Prospective
• Cohort: KOLD, ANOLD; Big data, Network medicine.