Therapeutic Medications in Athletic Training
Human Kinetics (Verlag)
978-0-7360-6877-2 (ISBN)
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Medications are used by athletes of all levels to treat hypertension, allergies, asthma, and a host of other conditions. These medications allow athletes to participate in the sports at an optimal level. Thus, as an athletic trainer, you need to keep abreast of the most current medications. Therapeutic Medications in Athletic Training, Second Edition, will help you update your knowledge of commonly used medications.
The text provides the latest information on over-the-counter and prescription medications commonly used in athletics. It will help you review pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic principles and keep informed of the advances in a variety of medications for infections, skin conditions, pain, and inflammation. The text has been expanded to include medications for diabetes and respiratory, gastrointestinal, circulatory, and neurological conditions. It also includes numerous charts to give you easy access to the indications, contraindications, side effects, and adverse reactions for each type of medication. The new online course format features interactive case studies of virtual athletes to help you apply your knowledge of the various medications.
With these updates, this course will make it easier for you to provide the best care possible for your athletes.
This product was authored by Human Kinetics based on the contributions of: Michael C. Koester, MD, ATC, FAAP, is a board-certified sports medicine specialist with more than 20 years of experience in the evaluation and treatment of sports-related injuries and conditions. In addition to being a sports medicine physician, he is a certified athletic trainer and a member of the writing committee for NATA certification exams. He earned his BS in athletic training from the University of Nevada in 1992 and then went on to obtain his MD from the University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1996. A sports medicine fellowship followed at Vanderbilt University, and he most recently became board certified in 2006. His areas of expertise in the active adult population are knee and shoulder injuries.
Chapter 1. Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 2. Practical Issues Regarding Medications
Chapter 3. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Aspirin and the Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
Chapter 4. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Chapter 5. Non-Anti-Inflammatory Systemic Analgesics
Chapter 6. Local Anesthetics and Topic Agents for Minor Pain
Chapter 7. Systemic Drugs used to Treat Infections
Chapter 8. Topical Preparations used to Treat Infections
Chapter 9. Respiratory Medications
Chapter 10. Gastrointestinal Medications
Chapter 11. Diabetes Medications
Chapter 12. Circulatory Medications
Chapter 13. Neurological Medications
| Zusatzinfo | 8.5 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Champaign, IL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 340 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7360-6877-5 / 0736068775 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7360-6877-2 / 9780736068772 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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