Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Current Conspectus provides an update on COPD related to the following topics: merging of experience with technology in confronting COPD air pollution and work-related exposures as major causes of COPD heterogeneity of COPD caused by smoke from cigarettes and biomass fuel disease-related contributors of health status in COPD exercise training in the context of pulmonary rehabilitation nutritional interventions in COPD mechanical ventilation in COPD use of patient-directed music listening during mechanical ventilation