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Friday, 07/23/2010
IAMR researcher Dr. Miravitlles launched the book "EPOC: Diagnóstico diferencial" along with Dr. Josep Morera
The book stresses the key role of diagnosis in order to give an appropriate treatment
The book EPOC: Diagnóstico diferencial was launched in late June by both IAMR research group member Dr. Marc Miravitlles and Director of Pneumology Service in the Germans Trias i Pujol university Hospital Dr. Josep Morera.
Sponsored by CHIESI Laboratories, the different chapters of the book have been written by 44 authors of different Spanish hospitals who have contributed with their view and experience on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which happens to be one of the most frequent respiratory pathologies.
In spite of this, general population is very unaware of the existence of COPD and its diagnosis is not as precise and accurate as it should be, due to a diagnosis trend which tends to diagnose in a too much plain and unifying way.
That’s way the book focuses on the importance of diagnosing such a disease so that an appropriate treatment can be given to the patient. That should lead, in turn, to an improvement of the pulmonary function.
Thanks to EPOC: Diagnóstico diferencial, both their directors and their authors have filled a gap in the field of Pneumology, since it’s the very first time that a book is written from such a point of view.