Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology: Clinical and Research Applications in Living-System Models

by Cody Paul Coyne (College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, USA.)

• ISBN13: 9780470344293
• ISBN10: 0470344296
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology: Clinical and Research Applications in Living-System Models is the first evidence-based reference text devoted exclusively to the subject of applying pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical agents as diagnostic probes in clinical medicine and investigative research.This unique and groundbreaking book is a versatile guide for clinicians and researchers interested in using pharmacologic agents to: * Diagnose disease * Assess physiological processes * Identify the appropriateness of a therapeutic agent * Determine appropriate dosing for therapeutic use. Extensively referenced and organized by major body systems, individual topics are listed in an evidence-based format according to specific disease processes or physiological processes of interest. Each entry also includes information on the mechanism of action, administration, and diagnostic interpretation. Descriptions have been provided for the application of diagnostic pharmaceuticals to assess a wide spectrum of diseases and physiological processes relevant to the fields of veterinary and human medicine. Comparative Diagnostic Pharmacology is useful not merely for pharmaceutical-oriented research investigations, but it will also prove invaluable for the monitoring and evaluation of physiological responses and disease processes in animal models.

Table of Contents

Preface

Journal Titles Abbreviations

Body Systems

Cardiovascular System

Central Nervous System

Endocrine

Dentistry

Haemotology

Hepatic Diagnostic

Hepatic Pharmcogenetics and Metabolic Genetic

Integumentary

Musculoskeletal

Reproduction

Renal and Urinary

Respiratory

Cancer Genetics

Cancer/Neoplastic Disease

Genetics and Nucleic Acids

Inflammation and Sepsis

Metabolism, Electrolytes and Hypoxia

Contract and Image-enhancing Agents

Florescent and Pigment Dye Reagents

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Nuclear Scitigraphy

Radiographic Image-Enhancing Agents

Computed Tomography

Positron Emission Tomography

Ultrasonography

Delivery Modalities

Methodology and Techniques

Macro-synthetic Delivery Platforms

Microspheres

Nanospheres

Index

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