Pharmacology in Rehabilitation

by Ciccone, Charles D.

• ISBN13: 9780803613775
• ISBN10: 0803613776
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-16
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

A volume in the Contemporary Perspectives In Rehabilitation Series, edited by Steven L. Wolf, PhD, PT, FAPTA. Rely on the completely revised and thoroughly updated 4th Edition of this innovative textbook to insure that your students will be able to master this complex content with ease. Organized by body system, each chapter begins with a description of the drug...followed by an explanation of the conditions it treats...and ends with a discussion of how the drug affects physical therapy and how physical therapy may impact drug effectiveness. Dr. Ciccone's easy-to-understand writing style demystifies the science and practice of pharmacology. NEW TO THIS EDITION Thoroughly updated and revised content, including the most recent drug information. A brand-new chapter, Complementary and Alternative Medications. Updates posted each year on the DavisPlus (http://davisplus.fadavis.com) web site before the Fall semester begins with descriptions of new drugs that will have a significant impact on the rehabilitation sciences. And much more!

Table of Contents

Basic principles of pharmacology	p. 3
Pharmacokinetics I : drug administration, absorption, and distribution	p. 13
Pharmacokinetics II : drug elimination	p. 29
Drug receptors	p. 41
General principles of central nervous system pharmacology	p. 55
Sedative-hypnotic and antianxiety agents	p. 65
Drugs used to treat affective disorders : depression and bipolar syndrome	p. 77
Antipsychotic drugs	p. 93
Antiepileptic drugs	p. 105
Pharmacological management of Parkinson disease	p. 119
General anesthetics	p. 135
Local anesthetics	p. 149
Skeletal muscle relaxants	p. 183
Opioid analgesics	p. 183
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs	p. 199
Pharmacologic management of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis	p. 217
Patient-controlled analgesia	p. 237
Introduction to autonomic pharmacology	p. 253
Cholinergic drugs	p. 263
Adrenergic drugs	p. 273
Antihypertensive Drugs	p. 287
Treatment of angina pectoris	p. 307
Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias	p. 321
Treatment of congestive heart failure	p. 331
Treatment of coagulation disorders and hyperlipidemia	p. 347
Respiratory drugs	p. 369
Gastrointestinal drugs	p. 389
Introduction to endocrine pharmacology	p. 403
Adrenocorticosteroids	p. 415
Male and female hormones	p. 435
Thyroid and parathyroid drugs : agents affecting bone mineralization	p. 459
Pancreatic hormones and the treatment of diabetes mellitus	p. 477
Treatment of infections I : antibacterial drugs	p. 499
Treatment of infections II : antiviral drugs	p. 523
Treatment off infections III : antifungal and antiparasitic drugs	p. 545
Cancer chemotherapy	p. 565
Immunomodulating agents	p. 591
Complementary and alternative medications	p. 605
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