Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Informationen zum Autor Gerard A. McKay is Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor! Glasgow Royal Infirmary and University of GlasgowMatthew R. Walters is Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Director! Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics! Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences! University of Glasgow Klappentext Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Lecture Notes provides a clear and accessible overview of all the key prescribing topics needed for medical finals and beyond. Detailed coverage and discussion of pharmacology in a clinical context! combined with an easy-to-understand! readable style! helps improve and test understanding of pharmacological principles and reasoning on rotation and into the foundation years.Key features for this edition include:* Clinical scenarios to root each chapter firmly in a real-life setting* Prescribing points flagging up important issues of clinical relevance* Expanded sections on drugs you may need in a hurry! prescribing and its pitfalls! and paediatric prescribing* A self-assessment section to test your knowledge and help prepare for examinationsClinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Lecture Notes is an ideal resource for all medical students! junior doctors! and other prescribers! whether learning how pharmacological principles relate to clinical situations! brushing up on the basics while on rotation! or looking for a comprehensive overview of prescribing and therapeutics. "This is an excellent resource for doctors in training who must master the principles of clinical pharmacology in order to prescribe therapeutic agents safely in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases." ( Doody's , 28 June 2013 ) Zusammenfassung Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Lecture Notes provides a clear and accessible overview of all the key prescribing topics needed for medical finals and beyond. Detailed coverage and discussion of pharmacology in a clinical context, combined with an easy-to-understand, readable style, helps improve and test understanding of pharmacological principles and reasoning on rotation and into the foundation years.Key features for this edition include:* Clinical scenarios to root each chapter firmly in a real-life setting* Prescribing points flagging up important issues of clinical relevance* Expanded sections on drugs you may need in a hurry, prescribing and its pitfalls, and paediatric prescribing* A self-assessment section to test your knowledge and help prepare for examinationsClinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Lecture Notes is an ideal resource for all medical students, junior doctors, and other prescribers, whether learning how pharmacological principles relate to clinical situations, brushing up on the basics while on rotation, or looking for a comprehensive overview of prescribing and therapeutics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors! viPreface! viiForeword! ixPart 1 Principles of clinical pharmacology1 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics! 32 Clinical trials and drug development! 11Part 2 Aspects of therapeutics3 Drugs and gastrointestinal disease! 194 Management of coronary artery disease and its complications! 295 Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease! 526 Drugs used to treat respiratory disease! 717 Drugs used to treat neurological disease! 818 Treatment of psychiatric disorders! 979 Antimicrobial therapy! 11110 HIV and antiretroviral treatment! 13211 Travel medicine and tropical disease! 14312 Drugs and endocrine disease! 15313 Drugs and the reproductive system! 16914 Drugs and the urological system! 17815 Cancer therapeutics! 18516 Drugs and infl ammatory joint disease! 19717 Immunopharmacology! 20418 Drugs and the blood including anticoagulants and thrombolytic drugs! 21519 Drugs used for pain relief and anaesthesia! 228Part 3 Practical aspects of prescribing20...

List of contents

Contributors, viPreface, viiForeword, ixPart 1 Principles of clinical pharmacology1 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, 32 Clinical trials and drug development, 11Part 2 Aspects of therapeutics3 Drugs and gastrointestinal disease, 194 Management of coronary artery disease and its complications, 295 Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, 526 Drugs used to treat respiratory disease, 717 Drugs used to treat neurological disease, 818 Treatment of psychiatric disorders, 979 Antimicrobial therapy, 11110 HIV and antiretroviral treatment, 13211 Travel medicine and tropical disease, 14312 Drugs and endocrine disease, 15313 Drugs and the reproductive system, 16914 Drugs and the urological system, 17815 Cancer therapeutics, 18516 Drugs and infl ammatory joint disease, 19717 Immunopharmacology, 20418 Drugs and the blood including anticoagulants and thrombolytic drugs, 21519 Drugs used for pain relief and anaesthesia, 228Part 3 Practical aspects of prescribing20 Clinical pharmacokinetics: dosage individualisation, 24121 Influence of renal and hepatic disease on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, 24722 Prescribing for the young and the elderly, 25223 Drugs in pregnant and breastfeeding women, 25524 Pharmacoeconomics: the economic evaluation of new drugs, 26225 Poisoning and drug overdose, 26926 Drugs you may need in a hurry, 28327 Prescribing and its pitfalls, 287Self assessment questions, 294Self assessment answers, 299Index, 302

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"This is an excellent resource for doctors in training who must master the principles of clinical pharmacology in order to prescribe therapeutic agents safely in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases." ( Doody's , 28 June 2013 )

Product details

• Authors: Mckay, Gerard McKay, Gerard A McKay, Gerard A. Mckay, Gerard A. Walters Mckay, MCKAY GERARD A, Matthew R Walters, Matthew R. Walters
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.04.2013
• EAN: 9781118344811
• ISBN: 978-1-118-34481-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Lecture Notes; Lecture Notes
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Medizin, Klinische Pharmakologie, Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Medicine, Pharmakologie u. Pharmazeutische Medizin, Medical Science