Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Carol Midgley
This book discusses one effect of changing environments and lifestyles on the health of modern human populations: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a progressive lung disease that is caused by long-term exposure to particulate smoke or dust pollution. Damage to the lungs is irreversible, and the resulting reduction in the supply of oxygen to the body has wide-ranging effects on the individual's general health and mobility, and impacts upon all aspects of their life including work, family, and social participation. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Forgotten Killer uses a multidisciplinary approach to bring together an introduction to the science of respiratory function with aspects of the epidemiology, psychology, treatment and prevention of COPD. The text is supported by a fully interactive DVD with videos and interactive exercises made in collaboration with respiratory practitioners at Sheffield University Medical School and Sheffield Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The DVD includes the videos 'Living with COPD', 'Testing lung function in the respiratory clinic', and 'Exercise rehabilitation for COPD'. It also features an animation, 'Respiration and COPD', which enables the viewer to visualise the processes of gas exchange between the atmosphere and lungs, and the bloodstream and body tissue, in individuals with and without COPD. The Online Resource Centre features: For lecturers who are registered adopters of the book: - Figures from the book in electronic format, available to download For students: - Access to ROUTES, a searchable internet database of online resources compiled by academic staff and subject-specialist librarians.Dr Carol Midgley joined the Open University in 2005 as a lecturer in Health Science, where her research laboratory carries out research into proteins that control cell division. Previously, a career in research science at the Universities of Oxford and Dundee contributed to the publication of over 40 research papers in the field of cancer cell biology. Carol has also worked for Cyclacel Ltd, where she supported and directed several programmes that are now taking novel drugs into clinical trials.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199237326 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199237328 |
| Title | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| Author | Carol Midgley |
| Series | Introducing Health Science |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2008-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 104 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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