The Hands-on Guide to Clinical Pharmacology (eBook)

Sukhdev Chatu (Autor)

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2011 | 3. Auflage
248 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-9898-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Are you about to sit your pharmacology exams? Do you lack
confidence in prescribing? Would it help to have a quick reference,
pocket-sized reassurance on common drugs and the conditions that
they are used in?

The Hands-on Guide to Clinical Pharmacology is the
perfect companion for students, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and
other health care professionals who need help on the ward or are
preparing for exams. It includes sections containing both treatment
regimens of common conditions and detailed information on the
relevant drugs that help you obtain a better understanding of
therapeutic management.

The benefits include:

* A-Z of over 100 key drugs in a one-drug-per-page format

* A systems-based approach

* Fully indexed text

* Clear explanations of drug mechanisms - a regular feature of
pharmacology exams

* Management guidelines for common conditions within each
system

* Brand new two-colour design to help with information
retrieval

* A new chapter on chemotherapy agents

Take the stress out of clinical pharmacology with The
Hands-on Guide!

Autor

Dr Sukhdev Chatu is Registrar in gastroenterology at the Mayday Hospital in Croydon.

Inhalt

Preface to the third edition vi

Acknowledgements vii

Abbreviations viii

1. Cardiovascular System 1

2. Respiratory System 41

3. Gastrointestinal System 53

4. Neurological System 81

5. Psychiatry 95

6. Musculoskeletal System 111

7. Diabetes and Endocrine System 125

8. Dermatology 137

9. Pain Management 143

10. Infection 153

11. Immunization 183

12. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 197

13. Anaesthesia 207

14. Poisoning and Overdose 217

15. Cancer Therapy 221

Index 225

Rezensionen

"The book is most suitable for practitioners who need rapid
information on medications for their day-to-day activities . . .
This is an excellent resource for practitioners who prefer pocket
manuals over electronic devices as a quick reference during their
busy day." (Doody's, 19 August 2011)

Since the publication of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical
Medicine in 1985, a plethora of similar pocket-sized guides to
a wide variety of medical specialities has appeared in the white
coats of both medical students and junior doctors. The popularity
of these books can be attributed to the concise and well-structured
'page per topic' format introduced by the original
handbook and employed almost universally by subsequent authors.
This slim volume applies the same successful formula to the subject
of Clinical Pharmacology, aiming to provide a concise source of
relevant information on commonly used drugs. The authors
(themselves medical undergraduates) have written their book as both
a revision guide for medical students and as an aide-memoire for
junior doctors, but have they been successful?

The book certainly passes the first test, fitting easily into a
white coat pocket. Approximately 100 drugs are described, grouped
into chapters by organ system in a similar fashion to the British
National Formulary. One page is devoted to each drug, the
information presented in consistent tabular format. Indications,
mechanism of action, adverse effects, contra-indications and
interactions are listed, although drug doses have not been
included. The authors have coped well with the limitation of space
imposed by the 'pocket' format, including only the most
clinically relevant information. Although most major drug classes
are dealt with in adequate depth, future editions may need to find
room for pages describing the newer anticonvulsants and
antiplatelet agents. Some extra space could be found with the
omission of the guides to management of common conditions, which
have been presented at the beginning of each chapter in heavily
truncated bullet point format. These are too brief to be of
practical use and are much better addressed by the more general
medical handbooks.

The Hands-on Guide to Clinical Pharmacology will prove
popular among medical students as it provides answers to commonly
asked questions in a format that is concise and easy to use. The
omission of drug doses renders it rather less attractive to junior
medical staff whom I suspect will continue to rely upon the British
National Formulary. (British Journal of Clinical
Pharmacology)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.6.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Hands-on Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Hands-on Guides
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
• Schlagworte: Medical Science • Medizin • Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Medicine • Pharmakologie • Pharmakologie u. Pharmazeutische Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-9898-9 / 1444398989
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-9898-4 / 9781444398984