title: Non-invasive ventilation in COPD 1: Managing exacerbations.
abstract: This two-part unit discusses the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with respiratory failure, and in particular that associated with COPD. Part 1 examines how an exacerbation of COPD can lead to hypercapnic respiratory failure and how this might be managed.
authors.affiliation: Pilgrims Hospice, Canterbury.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000209:etiology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012944:Social Support