Medical pharmacology and therapeutics / / Derek G. Waller, Anthony P. Sampson

• Autore: Waller Derek
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Elsevier, , 2018
• Edizione: Fifth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 729 pages) : color illustrations
• Disciplina: 615.1
• Soggetto topico: Pharmacology; Chemotherapy; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Pharmacological Phenomena; Drug Therapy; Pharmacology, Clinical - methods
• Persona (resp. second.): SampsonAnthony P. <1962->
• Note generali: Revised edition of: Medical pharmacology and therapeutics / Derek G. Waller, Anthony P. Sampson. 4th ed. 2014.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Section 1: General principles. Principles of pharmacology and mechanisms of drug action -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug discovery, safety and efficacy -- Neurotransmission and the peripheral autonomic nervous system -- Section 2: The cardiovascular system. Ischaemic heart disease -- Systemic and pulmonary hypertension -- Heart failure -- Cardiac arrhythmias -- Cerebrovascular disease and dementia -- Peripheral vascular disease -- Haemostasis -- Section 3: The respiratory system. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Respiratory disorders: Cough, respiratory stimulants, cystic fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome -- Section 4: The renal system. Diuretics -- Disorders of micturition -- Erectile dysfunction -- Section 5: The nervous system. General anaesthetics -- Local anaesthetics -- Opioid analgesics and the management of pain -- Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and insomnia -- Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder -- Depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy -- Epilepsy -- Extrapyramidal movement disorders and spasticity -- Other neurological disorders: Multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome -- Migraine and other headaches -- Section 6: The musculoskeletal system. The neuromuscular junction and neuromuscular blockade -- Myasthenia gravis -- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs -- Rheumatoid arthritis, other inflammatory arthritides and osteoarthritis -- Hyperuricaemia and gout -- Section 7: The gastrointestinal system. Nausea and vomiting -- Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Constipation, diarrhoea and irritable bowel syndrome -- Liver disease -- Obesity -- Section 8: The immune system. The immune response and immunosuppressant drugs -- Antihistamines and allergic disease -- Section 9: The endocrine system and metabolism. Diabetes mellitus -- The thyroid and control of metabolic rate -- Calcium metabolism and metabolic bone disease -- Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones -- Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids -- Female reproduction -- Androgens, antiandrogens and anabolic steroids -- Anaemia and haematopoietic colony-stimulating factors -- Lipid disorders -- Section 10: The skin and eyes. Skin disorders -- The eye -- Section 11: Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy of infections -- Chemotherapy of malignancy -- Section 12: General features: drug toxicity and prescribing. Drug toxicity and overdose -- Substance abuse and dependence -- Prescribing, adherence and information about medicines -- Drug therapy in special situations.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Medical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, now in its fifth edition, offers medical students all they need to know to become safe and effective prescribers. It forms a complete, integrated resource for basic pharmaceutical science, pathophysiology, clinical pharmacology, and therapeutics"--Publisher's description.
• Titolo autorizzato: Medical pharmacology and therapeutics
• ISBN: 0-7020-7190-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910583335603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II