Team Approach to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) are the most common chronic lung diseases. They include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In 1993 it was estimated that 14 million adults had some form of COPD. On average, 15 percent of adults over age 55 have COPD, many of them women. Since 1990, COPD has been the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
Pulmonary rehabilitation has become an important way to reduce the impact of COPD and other chronic lung diseases. If you have a pulmonary disease, you may have been told that you need pulmonary rehabilitation.This brochure has been designed to provide you with information about pulmonary rehabilitation.
The Team Approach to Care
The Physician
The Nurse
The Social Worker
The Nutritionist
The Pharmacist
The Physio- and Respiratory Therapists |
