Endocrine system V
Chapter 17. Endocrine system VHormones and reproduction Chapter Contents The female sex hormones212 The menstrual cycle 212 The male sex hormones214 Clinical use of GnRH analogues 214 Clinical use of…
Treatment of tropical and imported diseases; anthelmintics
Chapter 27. Treatment of tropical and imported diseases; anthelmintics Chapter Contents Introduction361 The diseases and infestations362 Travellers’ diarrhoea 362 Amoebic dysentery 362 Giardiasis 362 Bacillary dysentery 362 Cholera 362 Leprosy…
Antifungal and antiviral agents
Chapter 24. Antifungal and antiviral agentsTreatment of HIV disease Chapter Contents Antiviral agents325 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)327 HIV disease 327 Treatment 327 Needle-stick injuries 329 Hepatitis B and hepatitis C…
Antibacterial drugs
Chapter 23. Antibacterial drugs Chapter Contents Introduction302 How antibacterial substances work302 Antibiotics and the bacterial cell wall 302 Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria302 Choosing an antibiotic303 The sulphonamides304 Therapeutic use of…
Drugs in pregnancy and at the extremes of age
Chapter 31. Drugs in pregnancy and at the extremes of age Chapter Contents Introduction413 Drugs in pregnancy414 Stages of pregnancy 414 Drugs and fetal abnormality 414 Pregnancy and dosage 415…
Herbal medicines (phytotherapy) and homeopathy
Chapter 35. Herbal medicines (phytotherapy) and homeopathy Chapter Contents Herbal medicines449 Introduction 449 History of herbal medicine 450 Categories of traditional herbs 450 The practice of herbal medicine 451 Safety…
Sera and vaccines
Chapter 25. Sera and vaccines Chapter Contents The immune reaction335 Humoral immunity 335 Cell-mediated immunity 336 Active immunization336 Passive immunization337 Administration of serum337 Precautions when injecting serum 337 Antisera338 Vaccines338…
Poisoning and its treatment
Chapter 34. Poisoning and its treatment Chapter Contents Introduction441 General management442 Severity of poisoning 442 Nature of poison used 442 Treatment442 Non-specific measures 442 Individual poisons444 Benzodiazepines 444 Salicylates (aspirin)…
Disinfectants and insecticides
Chapter 33. Disinfectants and insecticides Chapter Contents Disinfectants435 Environmental disinfectants 436 Disinfectants used on the skin and mucous membranes (antiseptics) 436 Hand decontamination 437 Use of disinfectants in various circumstances…
Atheroma and thrombosis
Chapter 7. Atheroma and thrombosisAnticoagulants and thrombolytic agents Chapter Contents Coagulation and thrombosis90 Coagulation 90 Thrombosis 91 Anticoagulants91 Heparin and heparin-like compounds 91 Hirudin 93 Oral anticoagulants: the coumarins 93…
