Vol 27, No 4 (2009)

Pulmonology

Table of Contents

Cover

Pulmonology PDF
 

Contents

Contents page PDF
  145

Editors comment

Dying for a smoke PDF
Bridget Farham 149

Guest editorial

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease PDF
M L Wong 150

Main articles

Recognition and diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease PDF
A Black 152
Pharmacological therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease PDF
S Abdool-Gaffar 156
COPD is a systemic disease - the extrapulmonary manifestations PDF
C Smith 159
Non-pharmacological management of COPD PDF
E M Irusen, D Plekker 162
Diagnosis and management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) PDF
M Mer 166
Not all COPD is caused by cigarette smoking PDF
U G Lalloo, A Ambaram 170

More about

Air travel and COPD PDF
L P Krige 174
Indications for and benefits of long-term oxygen therapy in patients with COPD PDF
M J Mpe 176
Secondary preventive therapy in smoking-related COPD PDF
M L Wong 178

Abstracts

Abstracts PDF
  182

AIDS briefs

Aids briefs PDF
Elsa Lampropoulos 184

News bites

News bites PDF
Chris Bateman 186

CPD Questionnaire

CPD Questions PDF
  192