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Autore |
Johnson Margaret, Ph. D. |
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Titolo |
Pharmacology for podiatrists / / Margaret Johnson, Rae Morgan |
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Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-34245-2 |
9786612342455 |
0-470-69889-6 |
0-470-69835-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pharmacology |
Clinical pharmacology |
Podiatrists |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Pharmacology for Podiatrists; Contents; Preface; Common Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; What is pharmacology?; History of pharmacology; Where do drugs come from?; Terminology and drug classification; Drug administration; Routes of drug administration; Drug absorption; Drug distribution; Drug metabolism; Drug excretion; Drugs in the elderly; Drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding; Summary; 2 How Drugs Work; Intercellular communication; Cellular targets for drug action; Pharmacokinetics; The drug-receptor interaction; The dose-response relationship; Antagonism; Summary |
3 The Role of the Podiatrist in Patient CareIntroduction; Current scope of practice of the podiatrist in the UK; Patient records; Examination, assessment and diagnosis; Clinical assessment and examination; The podiatrist's role in prevention of complications; Patient education; Future role of the podiatrist as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team; Summary; 4 Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System; Introduction; The neurone; The neuronal action potential; The sensory nervous system; The somatic nervous system; The sympathetic nervous system |
The parasympathetic nervous systemDiseases of the peripheral nervous |
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