Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (XXII, 492 p. 76 illus., 75 illus. in color)
Ausgabe:
1st ed. 2019
ISBN:
9783030188993
Serie:
Springer eBooks
Inhalt:
General Principles: Introduction and Pharmacodynamics -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug Allergy -- Treatment of Drug Intoxications -- Pharmacology of Integrative Systems: Cholinergic and Adrenergic System -- Serotonergic System -- Histaminergic System -- Dopaminergic System -- NO-cGMP System -- Pain Pharmacology -- Immunopharmacology -- Pharmacology of the Kidney -- Pharmacotherapy: Drugs for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases -- Drugs for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Drugs for Treatment of Hypertension -- Drugs for Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure and Coronary Heart Disease -- Drug-Induced Arrhythmias and Drugs for the Treatment of Arrhythmias -- Drugs for Treatment of Thromboembolic Diseases -- Drugs for Treatment of Diabetes mellitus -- Drugs for Treatment of Osteoporosis -- Drugs for Treatment of Thyroid Gland Diseases -- Drugs for Treatment of Dyslipidemias -- Drugs for Treatment of Gout -- Sex Hormones: Hormonal Contraception and Hormonal Replacement Therapy -- Neuron Inhibitors with Pleiotropic Effects and Allosteric GABAA Receptor Modulators -- Local Anesthetics -- Inhalation and Injection Narcotics -- Drugs for Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorder -- Drugs for Treatment of Schizophrenia -- Drugs for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease -- Drugs for Treatment of Glaucoma and Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Drugs for Treatment of Malignant Tumor Diseases -- Drugs for Treatment of Bacterial Infections -- Drugs for Treatment of Viral Infections -- Drugs for Treatment of Fungal Infections -- Integrative Case Studies -- The “100 List” of Drugs
Inhalt:
This is the perfect pharmacology textbook for medical and pharmacy students. The book was developed on the +30-year experience of the author as pharmacology professor in the United States and Germany. The book discusses the most important drugs (400) in the context of relevant diseases. Summary tables and schemes, MCQ exam questions, case studies and a list of drugs aid memorization of the material before an exam. All chapters are written in the same concise style and use a modern and precise pharmacological nomenclature. After reading of the book, the student will be able to critically assess the proper use of the most important drugs and advise patients properly. The didactic concept of the book has been developed on the author’s own pharmacology courses for which he has received numerous teaching awards. The book takes advantage of the learning spiral, in which material is presented repeatedly from various angles. This book is an adaptation for an international audience of the German textbook “Basiswissen Pharmakologie” (2018); ISBN: 978-3-662-56303-8
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783030188986
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-030-18898-6
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-18899-3
