Integrated Pharmacology

Clive P. Page, Brian Hoffman, Michael Curtis, Michael Walker (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

688 Seiten

2006 | 3rd Revised edition
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-323-04080-8 (ISBN)

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Studies pharmacology by examining drugs in the context of the diseases they are used to treat within each body system. This book explains drug action at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ levels. It at-a-glance boxes and tables, which help readers to understand the ways in which modern drugs are used to treat diseases.

Commended, by the basic and clinical sciences, BMA Awards 2007! Thoroughly updated, the 3rd Edition of this popular text continues to take its fresh approach to studying pharmacology by examining drugs in the context of the diseases they are used to treat within each body system. Drug action is clearly explained at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ levels. Numerous high-quality, full-colour illustrations, plus at-a-glance boxes and tables, help you to more easily understand the complex ways in which modern drugs are used to treat diseases.

Michael Curtis is a Reader in Pharmacology, King's College London, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK

SECTION 1: Principles of Pharmacology 1. Introduction 2. The General Mechanisms of Drug Action 3. Evaluation of the Therapeutic Usefulness of Drugs 4. Pharmacokinetic and Other Factors Influencing Drug Action SECTION 2: Drugs Acting on Pathogenic and Neoplastic Cells 5. Introduction to Section 2 6. Drugs Acting on Infectious Organisms 7. Drugs and Cancer SECTION 3: Drugs Acting on Body Systems 8. Drugs and the Nervous System (Peripheral and Central) 9. Autacoids, Drugs and the Inflammatory and Immune Responses 10. Drugs and the Blood 11. Drugs and the Endocrine Metabolic Systems 12. Drugs and the Renal System 13. Drugs and the Cardiovascular System 14. Drugs and the Pulmonary System 15. Drugs and the Musculoskeletal System 16. Drugs and the Gastrointestinal System 17. Drugs and the Genitourinary System 18. Drugs and the Skin 19. Drugs and the Eye 20. Drugs and the Ear 21. Drugs Used in Anesthesia and Critical Care 22. Drug Use in Disorders of Nutrition 23. Drugs Used in Dentistry 24. Herbs, Toxins, Venoms and Poisons Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.5.2006
Zusatzinfo	Approx. 600 illustrations
Verlagsort	St Louis
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
ISBN-10	0-323-04080-2 / 0323040802
ISBN-13	978-0-323-04080-8 / 9780323040808
Zustand	Neuware