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Book SynopsisUp-to-date, must-know coverage
Bring your understanding of the rapidly evolving world of pharmacological agents and their impact on rehabilitation up to date with the
Updated 5th Edition of this groundbreaking reference. An easy-to-understand writing style and easy-to-follow design help you to understand the what, why, and how of this complex subject to ensure the most effective plans of care for your patients.
Table of Contents
- Unit 1. General Principles of Pharmacology
- 1. Basic Principles of Pharmacology
- 2. Pharmacokinetics I: Drug Administration, Absorption, and Distribution
- 3. Pharmacokinetics II: Drug Elimination
- 4. Drug Receptors
- Unit 2. Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System
- 5. General Principles: Central Nervous System Pharmacology
- 6. Sedative-Hypnotic and Antianxiety Agents
- 7. Drugs Used to Treat Affective Disorders: Depression and Bipolar Syndrome
- 8. Antipsychotic Drugs
- 9. Antiepileptic Drugs
- 10. Pharmacologic Management of Parkinson Disease
- 11. General Anesthetics
- 12. Local Anesthetics
- Unit 3. Drugs Affecting Skeletal Muscle
- 13. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
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- Unit 4. Drugs Used to Treat Pain and Inflammation
- 14. Opioid Analgesics
- 15. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
- 16. Pharmacologic Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
- 17. Patient-Controlled Analgesia
- Unit 5. Autonomic and Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- 18. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
- 19. Cholinergic Drugs
- 20. Adrenergic Drugs
- 21. Antihypertensive Drugs
- 22. Treatment of Angina Pectoris
- 23. Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- 24. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
- 25. Treatment of Coagulation Disorders and Hyperlipidemia
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- Unit 5. Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
- 26. Respiratory Drugs
- 27. Gastrointestinal Drugs
- Unit 6. Endocrine Pharmacology
- 28. Introduction to Endocrine Pharmacology
- 29. Adrenocorticosteroids
- 30. Male and Female Hormones
- 31. Thyroid and Parathyroid Drugs: Agents Affecting Bone Mineralization
- 32. Pancreatic Hormones and the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
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- Unit 7. Chemotherapy of Infectious and Neoplastic Diseases
- 33. Treatment of Infections I: Antibacterial Drugs
- 34. Treatment of Infections II: Antiviral Drugs
- 35. Treatment of Infections III: Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drugs
- 36. Cancer Chemotherapy
- 37. Immunomodulating Agents
- 38. Complimentary and Alternative Medications
- Appendices: Drugs Administered by Iontophoresis and Phonophoresis/Use of the Physician’s Desk Reference/Drugs of Abuse
