Product Description

The first hands-on guide to living and coping with an insidious disease that affects tens of millions of people

Experts estimate that as many as thirty-five million Americans literally cannot catch their breath-they are suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The fourth-leading cause of death in America, COPD is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema with airflow obstruction.

In this clear, concise, and up-to-date guide to dealing with and living well with COPD, readers will learn:

- How to navigate activities of daily living, from applying make-up to continuing work
- How to quite smoking-at any age
- How oxygen therapy may help you
- How to tailor diet to meet new nutritional needs
- How to foster a useful patient/doctor relationship and how and when to visit a pulmonologist
- How to tailor your diet to meet your new dietary needs

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #550705 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780312307776
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

What a waste!
Don't waste your money! All this book does is tell you how sick you are and how sick you will become. Nowhere does it give even a hint how to help yourself get well which is why I bought it. So forget it!

Coping with COPD: Understanding, Treating, and Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
I found this book is a very helpful resource. It is clear and easy to understand and certainly answered a lot of my questions. I would highly recommend it.

Coping with COPD
I bought this book, I received fast service, & it arrived in excellent shape. As far as the book, I did not learn anything new when I read it. Maybe for someone that has just been diagnosed with it, its Okay, but the information thats in it is standard information. I highly recommend the book "Breathe Out" by Mary Callahan, RN. It is sold on here for less then $10.00 and has lots of good breathing exercises for people with Emphysema, COPD, or Smokers Lung.