Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability FQAD - Side-effects of Fluoroquinolones

This book in its second and revised edition helps to easily diagnose the clinical picture of FQAD and to deal with FQAD patients more effectively and appropriately: a must-read for general practitioners, orthopedists, neurologists, psychiatrists, therapeutic professionals, and also for floxed patients. The focus is on pathogenesis, diagnostics, and the therapeutic options that, from the author's perspective, offer a chance of success. FQAD diagnostic criteria also helps to clearly and efficiently identify this new clinical picture in everyday practice. The author s personal experience with over 2,500 FQAD patients complements this practical guide.

List of contents

Numbers and facts about FQAD.- A brief history of public warnings.- FQAD: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy.- Diagnostic criteria of FQAD.- Inside Story: Practical Experience with FQAD Patients.- Bibliography.

About the author

Dr. med. Stefan Pieper, a general practitioner, has been running a practice for integrative medicine for 25 years, focusing on mitochondrial medicine, acupuncture, nutrition, and homeopathy. During his time in hospitals, he worked extensively in internal medicine, anesthesiology, and neonatal intensive care units. He is an emergency physician and holds the British Diploma in Anesthesia.
 

Summary

This book in its second and revised edition helps to easily diagnose the clinical picture of FQAD and to deal with FQAD patients more effectively and appropriately: a must-read for general practitioners, orthopedists, neurologists, psychiatrists, therapeutic professionals, and also for floxed patients. The focus is on pathogenesis, diagnostics, and the therapeutic options that, from the author's perspective, offer a chance of success. FQAD diagnostic criteria also helps to clearly and efficiently identify this new clinical picture in everyday practice. The author’s personal experience with over 2,500 FQAD patients complements this practical guide.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Pieper
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.01.2026
• EAN: 9783662721223
• ISBN: 978-3-662-72122-3
• No. of pages: 73
• Illustrations: XIII, 73 p. 2 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Psychiatrie, Neurologie und klinische Neurophysiologie, Krankheiten und Störungen, Orthopädie und Brüche, Klinische und Innere Medizin, Neurology, Diseases, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Psychiatry, Orthopaedics, infectious diseases, General Practice and Family Medicine, Algorithmus zur Diagnosestellung der FQAD, FQAD, Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee, Patients with FQAD, Floxed patients, Criteria of Diagnosis, Pathway to diagnosis FQAD, FDA Food and Drug Administration, Pathogenesis FQAD