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Pharmacology

by: Rosenfeld, Gary C.

Pharmacology

by: Rosenfeld, Gary C.

ISBN 13:
9780683180503
ISBN 10:
0683180509
Format: Trade Paper
Copyright: 10/01/1997
Publisher: Williams & Wilkins
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Summary

This concise review of medical pharmacology is designed for medical students, dental students, and others in the health care professions. It is intended primarily to help students prepare for licensing examinations such as the USMLE Step 1 or similar examinations. Each chapter presents specific drugs and discusses their general properties, mechanism of action, pharmacologic effects, therapeutic uses, and adverse effects. Drug lists and two-color tables and figures summarize essential drug information in all chapters. Clinically oriented USMLE-style review questions and answers with explanations follow each chapter. A comprehensive examination consisting of USMLE-style questions appears at the end of the book.

Preface

(2)

Acknowledgments

1 General Principles of Drug Action

(26)

I. Dose-response relationships

(3)

II. Drug absorption

(4)

III. Drug distribution

(2)

IV. Drug elimination and termination of action

(1)

V. Biotransformation (metabolism) of drugs

(3)

VI. Excretion of drugs

(2)

VII. Pharmacokinetics

(4)

Review test

(7)

2 Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System

(40)

I. The peripheral efferent nervous system

(5)

II. Parasympathomimetic drugs

(6)

III. Muscarinic-receptor antagonists

(2)

IV. Ganglionic-blocking drugs

(2)

V. Skeletal muscle relaxants

(5)

VI. Sympathomimetic drugs

(7)

VII. Adrenergic receptor antagonists

(7)

Review test

(6)

3 Drugs Acting on the Renal System

(14)

I. Diuretics

(7)

II. Nondiuretic inhibitors of tubular transport

(1)

III. Drugs that act on the renin-angiotensin system

(3)

Review test

(3)

4 Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System

(32)

I. Agents used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF)

(6)

II. Antiarrhythmic drugs

(6)

III. Antianginal agents

(3)

IV. Antihypertensive drugs

(8)

V. Drugs that lower plasma lipids

104

(5)

Review test

109

(4)

5 Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System

113

(72)

I. Sedative-hypnotic drugs

113

(6)

II. Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs

119

(6)

III. Antidepressant drugs

125

(7)

IV. Lithium

132

(1)

V. Opioid analgesics and antagonists

133

(10)

VI. Antiparkinsonian drugs

143

(4)

VII. Antiepileptic drugs

147

(5)

VIII. General anesthetics

152

(8)

IX. Local anesthetics

160

(5)

X. Drugs of abuse

165

(12)

Review test

177

(8)

6 Autacoids, Ergots, Anti-inflammatory Agents, and Immunosuppressive Agents

185

(32)

I. Histamine and antihistamines

185

(5)

II. Serotonin and serotonin antagonists

190

(3)

III. Ergots

193

(2)

IV. Kinins

195

(1)

V. Eicosanoids

196

(4)

VI. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

200

(8)

VII. Drugs used for gout

208

(1)

VIII. Immunosuppressive agents

209

(4)

Review test

213

(4)

7 Drugs Used in Anemia and Disorders of Hemostasis

217

(14)

I. Drugs used in the treatment of anemias

217

(4)

II. Drugs used in hemostatic disorders

221

(8)

Review test

229

(2)

8 Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract

231

(18)

I. Emetics and antiemetics

231

(3)

II. Anorexigenics

234

(2)

III. Agents used for upper gastrointestinal tract disorders

236

(5)

IV. Pro-kinetic agents

241

(1)

V. Drugs used to dissolve gallstones

242

(1)

VI. Digestive enzyme replacements

243

(1)

VII. Agents that act on the lower gastrointestinal tract

243

(4)

Review test

247

(2)

9 Drugs Acting on the Pulmonary System

249

(14)

I. Introduction to pulmonary disorders

249

(1)

II. Agents used to treat asthma and other bronchial disorders

250

(6)

III. Drugs used to treat rhinitis and cough

256

(3)

Review test

259

(4)

10 Drugs Acting on the Endocrine System

263

(46)

I. Hormone receptors

263

(1)

II. The hypothalamus

263

(5)

III. The anterior pituitary

268

(3)

IV. The posterior pituitary

271

(2)

V. Drugs acting on the gonadal and reproductive system

273

(9)

VI. The adrenal cortex

282

(6)

VII. The thyroid

288

(3)

VIII. The pancreas and glucose homeostasis

291

(6)

IX. The calcium homeostatic system

297

(4)

X. Retinoic acid and derivatives

301

(2)

Review test

303

(6)

11 Drugs Used in Treatment of Infectious Diseases

309

(54)

I. Infectious disease therapy

309

(1)

II. Antibacterials

310

(22)

III. Antimycobacterial agents

332

(4)

IV. Antifungal agents

336

(4)

V. Antiparasitic drugs

340

(11)

VI. Antiviral drugs

351

(6)

Review test

357

(6)

12 Cancer Chemotherapy

363

(26)

I. Principles of cancer chemotherapy

363

(4)

II. Alkylating agents

367

(4)

III. Antimetabolites

371

(5)

IV. Natural products

376

(4)

V. Miscellaneous agents

380

(2)

VI. Steroid hormones and antagonists and related drugs

382

(3)

Review test

385

(4)

13 Toxicology

389

(20)

I. Principles and terminology

389

(2)

II. Air pollutants

391

(2)

III. Solvents

393

(1)

IV. Insecticides and herbicides

394

(2)

V. Fumigants and rodenticides

396

(1)

VI. Heavy metal poisoning and management

397

(6)

VII. Drug poisoning

403

(3)

Review test

406

(3)

Comprehensive Examination

409

(20)

Index

429

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