Disease Management

A Guide to Clinical Pharmacology

Dr Michael D. Randall, Dr Karen E. Neil (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

2016 | 3rd Revised edition
Pharmaceutical Press (Verlag)
978-0-85711-209-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.08.2016
Zusatzinfo	Illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung
ISBN-10	0-85711-209-0 / 0857112090
ISBN-13	978-0-85711-209-5 / 9780857112095
Zustand	Neuware