Morgan / Johnson Pharmacology for Podiatrists

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-69835-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

Proposed changes in practice legislation will allow podiatrists toprescribe a limited range of drugs and dressings. It is thereforenow imperative that students and practitioners understandpharmacology. Not only the mechanisms of action of drugs, but alsotheir potential side-effects and interactions with other drugstaken by the patient.
This book will cover both basic and clinical pharmacology. Thepodiatrist's role in examination, assessment and diagnosis areconsidered.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morgan, Rae

Johnson, Margaret

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Contents; Common Abbreviations; Introduction; How Drugs Work; The Role of the Podiatrist in Patient Care; Drugs affecting the Peripheral Nervous System; Drugs affecting the Central Nervous System; Drugs affecting the Gastrointestinal System; Drugs affecting the Cardiovascular System; Drugs affecting the Respiratory System; Chemotherapeutic Drugs; Drugs affecting the Endocrine System; Drugs affecting the Urinary System; Drugs affecting the Reproductive System; Drugs affecting the Musculo-Skeletal System; Drugs affecting the Eye and Ear; Drugs acting on the Skin; Local Anaesthetics; Cytotoxic Drugs; Appendix.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Rae Morgan, School of Podiatric Medicine, New College Durham,UK
Dr Margaret Johnson, Department of Pharmacology, University ofSunderland, UK