Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Critical Debates By
2003 | 259 Pages | ISBN: 0632059729 | PDF | 3 MB
This book brings a new approach to the subject of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, highlighting the current areas of controversy and debate. It addresses many of the key issues surrounding the diseases, its causes, clinical assessment and management. Internationally renowned experts critically appraise the literature and combine this with their own clinical and research experience to present an informed view of a wide range of issues. Arguments are therefore supported by the most recently available evidence.Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Critical Debates provides the reader with an up-to-date interpretation of the clinical trial data in this field and their relevance to daily practice.Content: Chapter 1 The Aetiology and Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (pages 1-16): John CorlessChapter 2 Why do Only Some Smokers Develop COPD? (pages 17-33): Nikos Siafakas, Eleni Tzortzaki and Demosthenes BourosChapter 3 How Should COPD be Diagnosed? (pages 34-46): Mike PearsonChapter 4 Is it Possible for Spirometry to Become a Universal Measurement? (pages 47-62): David BellamyChapter 5 Assessment of Disability: What Test, or Combination of Tests, Should be Used? (pages 63-83): Denis O'Donnell and Michael FitzpatrickChapter 6 Do Older Patients with COPD Need a Different Approach? (pages 84-93): Martin ConnollyChapter 7 Do COPD Patients Develop Particular Problems in Sleep? (pages 94-101): Walter McnicholasChapter 8 Is it Possible to Help People Stop Smoking? (pages 102-112): James FriendChapter 9 Bronchodilators in Stable COPD ? Which one When? (pages 113-121): Ronan O'DriscollChapter 10 Inhaled Steroids-Do they Still have a Role? (pages 122-132): Jorgen VestboChapter 11 What are the Future Treatments for COPD? (pages 133-146): Peter BarnesChapter 12 What is the Role of Rehabilitation in COPD? (pages 147-167): Peter Wijkstra, Nick ten Hacken, Johan Wempe and Gerard KoeterChapter 13 Oxygen Therapy ? Is it Possible to Prescribe Rationally and Objectively? (pages 168-181): Louise RestrickChapter 14 Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: What is the Role of Surgery? (pages 182-191): Thomas Waddell and Roger GoldsteinChapter 15 What is an Acute Exacerbation of COPD? (pages 192-206): Wisia WedzichaChapter 16 Which Patients with Acute COPD Exacerbation Should Receive Ventilatory Support? (pages 207-226): Mrinal Sircar and Mark ElliottChapter 17 Outcome Measures in COPD ? What is Success? (pages 227-240): Wisia Wedzicha and Mike Pearson

Chronic Cardiac Care: A Practical Guide to Specialist Nurse Management By
2006 | 155 Pages | ISBN: 0727918354 | PDF | 2 MB
This is a practical book for nurses on the management of patients with chronic cardiac disease. With the number of patients who have survived a heart attack but need continuous monitoring increasing, the role of nurse specialists is becoming ever more important. This book provides the necessary information for them to fulfil the role. It complements the lead author's earlier book, Improving Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure, by providing the details of clinical management for working directly with patients (e.g. therapeutic targets in hypertension) and for working with patients to ensure compliance with medication.Content: Chapter 1 Pathophysiology and Epidemiologic Burden of Chronic Cardiac Disease (pages 3-39): Chapter 2 Key Therapeutic Targets in Chronic Cardiac Care (pages 40-64): Chapter 3 Slowing the Progression of Cardiovascular Disease: Innovative Approaches to Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention (pages 67-77): Chapter 4 Chronic CHF Management Programs: an Exemplar for Chronic Cardiac Care (pages 78-95): Chapter 5 Organizational Aspects of Chronic Cardiac Care (pages 99-103): Chapter 6 Individual Aspects of Chronic Cardiac Care (pages 104-120): Chapter 7 Establishing A Nurse?Led Program of Chronic Cardiac Care (pages 123-149):

CHRIS RYAN, "Chris Ryan's Ultimate Survival Guide"
English | ISBN: 1844133877 | 2003 | 274 pages | AZW3 | 13 MB
Chris Ryan's Ultimate Survival Guide [Hardcover] Ryan, Chris

Luba von Hauff, "China, the West, and Democratization: The Struggle for the Local and the Global in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan "
English | ISBN: 0367030640 | 2020 | 216 pages | EPUB | 908 KB
Drawing upon insights from international socialization theory and social psychology, this book examines China's efforts to multipolarize - and hence potentially de-liberalize - the international system from the local perspective of a non-democratic (yet democratizing) nation and then applies these insights to Beijing's current global agency in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Robert S. Ross, "China, the United States and the Soviet Union: Tripolarity and Policy Making in the Cold War "
English | ISBN: 1563242532 | | 224 pages | EPUB | 383 KB
This text considers the importance of various factors which influenced the policies of each country during the Cold War including strategic considerations, domestic politics and ideology.

Christof Hartmann, "China's New Role in African Politics: From Non-Intervention towards Stabilization? "
English | ISBN: 1138392073 | 2019 | 244 pages | EPUB | 705 KB
China's rise to global power status in recent decades has been accompanied by deepening economic relationships with Africa, with the New Silk Road's extension to Sub-Saharan Africa as the latest step, leading to much academic debate about the influence of Chinese business in the continent. However, China's engagement with African states at the political and diplomatic level has received less attention in the literature. This book investigates the impact of Chinese policies on African politics, asking how China deals with political instability in Africa and in turn how Africans perceive China to be helping or hindering political stability.

Zhiqun Zhu, "China's New Diplomacy: Rationale, Strategies and Significance Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 1472413687 | 2013 | 296 pages | EPUB | 985 KB
In the first edition (2010), Zhiqun Zhu examined the rationale and strategies of China's new multi-directional diplomacy since the early 1990s and assessed its impact on international political economy as well as responses from the international community. This fully revised second edition is still based on extensive research addressing these and other important policy issues whilst incorporating the latest major Chinese diplomatic activities since the last edition was published. This book continues to cover Chinese initiatives in the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific and studies China's current efforts to secure energy and other resources, to expand trade and investment, and to enhance 'soft power' around the world. The author further evaluates how China's activities affect these regions' political economy and how the international community, especially the United States, has reacted to China's new diplomacy. Whilst continuing to answer some lingering questions about Chinese foreign policy and its implications for both China and the international community as they become increasingly interdependent, this paperback edition is adapted for classroom use and provides questions for discussion to help readers review the key empirical and theoretical points of each chapter.

Yoram Evron, "China's Military Procurement in the Reform Era: The setting of new directions "
English | ISBN: 1138900648 | 2015 | 210 pages | EPUB | 929 KB
The decisions that shape the policy of weapons procurement are an important area of national security policy. This is all the more true for China, which during recent decades has vacillated between different sources and directions of military build-up.

Sandeep Dewan, "China's Maritime Ambitions and the PLA Navy"
English | ISBN: 9382573216 | 2013 | 184 pages | EPUB | 938 KB
China's Maritime Power dates back thousands of years. China has one of the oldest naval traditions in the world, dating from at least the end of the Warring States period in 221 BC. Nonetheless, China has historically been a continental state with a large ground force and only a coastal navy with limited blue water capability. The rise of modern day China raises considerable regional and security concerns, besides economic and political competition towards finding a rightful place in power politics of the South Asian Region and hence needs a critical analysis. There is a need to focus future strategies to deal with such challenges, both in the medium and long term. An effort to achieve the same has been undertaken in this book. The book is sure to stimulate further discussions on China's navy and its ambitions.

He Yafei, "China's Historical Choice in Global Governance "
English | ISBN: 113873540X | 2017 | 160 pages | EPUB | 435 KB
Since the 1990s, the world has been witnessing the most fundamental changes in global governance structure and international relations. Due to multipolarization, economic globalization, cultural diversification and information revolution, a number of rising global powers have become new players on the world stage, among which China, as the world's 2nd largest economy now, is playing an increasingly important role.