Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management

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Richard A. Helms, David J. Quan
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 - Medical - 2780 pages

This popular text continues to help healthcare professionals and students master the basics of therapeutics. Distinguished experts deliver in-depth information on the latest drug treatments and therapeutic approaches for a wide range of diseases and conditions. Comprehensive coverage includes discussion of racial, ethnic, and gender differences in response to drugs, biotechnological therapy, and pediatric and neonatal therapy. New case studies and review questions allow readers to apply their knowledge of contemporary drug therapy to patient problems.

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Contents

Clinical Pharmacodynamics
3
SECTION I
4
General 1
16
Clinical Pharmacodynamics 20 Pharmacodynamics
29
Candy Tsouronis
31
Clinical Toxicology
73
Response to Drugs
116
Patient Communication in Clinical Pharmacy
161
Case Study Questions 957
962
Thyroid Disorders
984
Parathyroid Disorders
1021
Diabetes
1042
Hyperlipidemia
1076
Case Study Questions
1102
Chronic Kidney Disease
1142
Dialysis Options and Pharmacotherapy
1183

Case Study Questions
176
Common Skin Disorders
203
Burns
257
Glaucoma
288
Common Ear Disorders
312
Case Study Questions
322
Pediatric Nutrition Support
340
Case Study Questions
370
Contraception
411
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
434
Case Study Questions
449
Heart Failure
486
Cardiac Arrhythmias
534
Ischemic Heart Disease
576
Acute Myocardial Infarction
594
Thromboembolic Disease
630
Case Study Questions
650
Transplantation
674
Case Study Questions
697
General Nutrition and VitaminsMinerals
721
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition in Adult
749
Case Study Questions
767
Other Anemias
799
Coagulation Disorders
826
Case Study Questions
875
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
919
Cystic Fibrosis
940
Case Study Questions
1223
Nausea and Vomiting
1281
Case Study Questions
1326
J Richard Brown
1346
Pancreatitis
1365
Anxiety Disorders 1391 68 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 1767
1391
Mood Disorders 1416 69 Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia 1788
1416
Sleep Disorders
1443
Alcoholism
1514
Jeffrey N Baldwin and Paul W Jungnickel Section XVIII Case Study Questions
1845
Immunization Therapy
1854
Upper Respiratory Infections 1881 91 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
2234
Pneumonia 1902 Section XIX Case Study Questions
2254
Intraabdominal Infections 1984
2297
Gastrointestinal Infections 2002 94 Acute Leukemia
2315
Infective Endocarditis 2015 Jennifer L Pauley
2332
Central Nervous System Infections 2029 Rebecca S Finley
2357
Bone and Joint Infections 2049 97 Liver Tumors
2377
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2068 98 Gastrointestinal Cancers
2406
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
2439
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
2463
Sepsis 2159
2485
Parasitic Infections 2194 VanAnh Trinh
2545
Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Section XX Case Study Questions
2585
Infections in the Immunocompromised General Index
2701
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