Graeme P. Currie, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.

• Contributors viiForeword ixPeter J. Barnes1 Definition Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1Graham S. Devereux2 Pathology and Pathogenesis 6William MacNee and Roberto A. Rabinovich3 Diagnosis 13Graeme P. Currie, David R. Miller and Mahendran Chetty4 Spirometry 20Claire Fotheringham5 Smoking Cessation 27Sanjay Agrawal and John R. Britton6 Non‐pharmacological Management 34Waleed Salih and Stuart Schembri7 Pharmacological Management I – Inhaled Treatment 41Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth8 Pharmacological Management II – Oral Treatment 50Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth9 Drug Delivery Devices 56Morag Reilly, Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie10 Surgical and Interventional Strategies 69James L. Lordan11 Oxygen 75Graham Douglas, Margaret Macleod and Graeme P. Currie12 Exacerbations 81Graeme P. Currie13 Ventilatory Support 88Paul K. Plant Stephen Stott and Graeme P. Currie14 Primary Care 95Cathy Jackson15 Death Dying and End‐of‐Life Issues 101Gordon Linklater16 Future Treatments 108Peter J. BarnesIndex 113

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Graeme P. Currie, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.

• Contributors viiForeword ixPeter J. Barnes1 Definition Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1Graham S. Devereux2 Pathology and Pathogenesis 6William MacNee and Roberto A. Rabinovich3 Diagnosis 13Graeme P. Currie, David R. Miller and Mahendran Chetty4 Spirometry 20Claire Fotheringham5 Smoking Cessation 27Sanjay Agrawal and John R. Britton6 Non‐pharmacological Management 34Waleed Salih and Stuart Schembri7 Pharmacological Management I – Inhaled Treatment 41Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth8 Pharmacological Management II – Oral Treatment 50Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth9 Drug Delivery Devices 56Morag Reilly, Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie10 Surgical and Interventional Strategies 69James L. Lordan11 Oxygen 75Graham Douglas, Margaret Macleod and Graeme P. Currie12 Exacerbations 81Graeme P. Currie13 Ventilatory Support 88Paul K. Plant Stephen Stott and Graeme P. Currie14 Primary Care 95Cathy Jackson15 Death Dying and End‐of‐Life Issues 101Gordon Linklater16 Future Treatments 108Peter J. BarnesIndex 113

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Graeme P. Currie, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.

• Contributors viiForeword ixPeter J. Barnes1 Definition Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1Graham S. Devereux2 Pathology and Pathogenesis 6William MacNee and Roberto A. Rabinovich3 Diagnosis 13Graeme P. Currie, David R. Miller and Mahendran Chetty4 Spirometry 20Claire Fotheringham5 Smoking Cessation 27Sanjay Agrawal and John R. Britton6 Non‐pharmacological Management 34Waleed Salih and Stuart Schembri7 Pharmacological Management I – Inhaled Treatment 41Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth8 Pharmacological Management II – Oral Treatment 50Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth9 Drug Delivery Devices 56Morag Reilly, Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie10 Surgical and Interventional Strategies 69James L. Lordan11 Oxygen 75Graham Douglas, Margaret Macleod and Graeme P. Currie12 Exacerbations 81Graeme P. Currie13 Ventilatory Support 88Paul K. Plant Stephen Stott and Graeme P. Currie14 Primary Care 95Cathy Jackson15 Death Dying and End‐of‐Life Issues 101Gordon Linklater16 Future Treatments 108Peter J. BarnesIndex 113

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