Lecture Notes : Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Title:
Lecture Notes : Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Author:
McKay , Gerard A.
ISBN:
9781118297254
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Edition:
8th ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (346 pages)
Series:
Lecture Notes ; v.63
Lecture Notes
Contents:
Title -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Principles of clinical pharmacology -- Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics -- Clinical trials and drug development -- Part 2 Aspects of therapeutics -- Drugs and gastrointestinal disease -- Management of coronary artery disease and its complications -- Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease -- Drugs used to treat respiratory disease -- Drugs used to treat neurological disease -- Treatment of psychiatric disorders -- Antimicrobial therapy -- Hiv and antiretroviral treatment -- Travel medicine and tropical disease -- Drugs and endocrine disease -- Drugs and the reproductive system -- Drugs and the urological system -- Cancer therapeutics -- Immunopharmacology -- Corticosteroids -- Drugs and the blood including anticoagulants and thrombolytic drugs -- Drugs and inflammatory joint disease -- Anaesthesia and the relief of pain -- Part 3 Practical aspects of prescribing -- Clinical pharmacokinetics: dosage individualisation -- Influence of renal and hepatic disease on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics -- Prescribing at extremes of age -- Drugs in pregnant and breastfeeding women -- Pharmacoeconomics: the economic evaluation of new drugs -- Poisoning and drug overdose -- Drugs you may need in a hurry -- Prescribing and its pitfalls -- Index.
Abstract:
Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, to achieve a thorough understanding of how drugs work, their interaction with the body in health and disease, and how to use these drugs appropriately in clinical situations. Presented in an easy-to-use format, this eighth edition builds on the clinical relevance for which the title has become well-known, and features an up-to-date review of drug use across all major clinical disciplines, together with an overview of contemporary medicines regulation and drug development. Key features include: A section devoted to the practical aspects of prescribing Clinical scenarios and accompanying questions to contextualise information End-of-chapter summary boxes Numerous figures and tables which help distil the information for revision purposes Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of pharmacology, Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therpeutics presents 'need to know' information for those involved in prescribing drugs.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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