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Disease Management: A Guide to Clinical Pharmacology 3rd Revised edition

Paperback by Randall, Dr Michael D. (Associate Professor and Reader in Cardiovascular Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences); Neil, Dr Karen E. (Pharmacist, Nottingham)

Disease Management: A Guide to Clinical Pharmacology

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ISBN:
9780857112095
Publication Date:
1 Aug 2016
Edition/language:
3rd Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Pharmaceutical Press
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Reprinting
Disease Management: A Guide to Clinical Pharmacology

Description

Disease Management is a comprehensive introduction to the management of diseases which are commonly encountered in primary care. Pharmacology is considered in the context of clinical practice and a holistic approach is taken to patient care to include lifestyle issues, concurrent disease and treatment, and the use of alternative remedies and complementary medicine.

Contents

Part A The patient 1 Signs and symptoms 2 Clinical laboratory tests 3 Lifestyle 4 Herbal medicine and alternative remedies Part B Treatment 5 Drug Choice and prescribing 6 Adverse drug reactions and interactions 7 Clinical pharmacokinetics Part C Gastrointestinal diseases 8 Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease 9 Nausea and vomiting 10 Lower gastrointestinal problems 11 The liver patient Part D Cardiovascular diseases 12 Hypertension 13 Lipids and cardiovascular risk 14 Obesity 15 Ischaemic heart disease 16 Heart failure 17 Thromboembolic prophylaxis 18 Anaemias 19 The renal patient Part E Respiratory diseases 20 Coughs and colds 21 Allergy 22 Respiratory diseases: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Part F Central nervous system disorders 23 Migraine 24 Epilepsy 25 Affective disorders 26 Anxiety disorders 27 Insomnia 28 Schizophrenia 29 Parkinson's disease Part G Pain 30 Pain management 31 Musculoskeletal pain Part H Cancer 32 The cancer patient and chemotherapy 33 The cancer patient and palliative care; Part I Infections 34 Bacterial infections 35 Non-bacterial infections Part J Dermatology 36 Dermatology Part K Endocrine disorders 37 Diabetes mellitus 38 Thyroid disorders; Feedback on self-assessments Appendices 1 Formulary of some important classes of drugs, commonly used examples, mechanisms of action and uses 2 Some important clinical measurements and therapeutic drug monitoring.

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