CHAPTER 84 Drugs that weaken the bacterial cell wall I: penicillins Introduction to the Penicillins Mechanism of Action Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance Chemistry Classification Properties of Individual Penicillins Penicillin G…
CHAPTER 58 Drugs for thyroid disorders Thyroid Physiology Thyroid Function Tests Thyroid Pathophysiology Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Thyroid Hormone Preparations for Hypothyroidism Levothyroxine (T4) Liothyronine (T3) Other Thyroid Preparations Drugs for Hyperthyroidism…
CHAPTER 43 Review of hemodynamics Overview of the Circulatory System Components of the Circulatory System Distribution of Blood What Makes Blood Flow? How Does Blood Get Back to the Heart?…
CHAPTER 31 Antipsychotic agents and their use in schizophrenia SCHIZOPHRENIA: CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND ETIOLOGY FIRST-GENERATION (CONVENTIONAL) ANTIPSYCHOTICS Group Properties Classification Mechanism of Action Therapeutic Uses Adverse Effects Physical and Psychologic…
CHAPTER 83 Basic principles of antimicrobial therapy Selective Toxicity Classification of Antimicrobial Drugs Acquired Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs Microbial Mechanisms of Drug Resistance Mechanisms by Which Resistance Is Acquired Relationships…
CHAPTER 17 Adrenergic agonists Mechanisms of Adrenergic Receptor Activation Overview of the Adrenergic Agonists Chemical Classification: Catecholamines Versus Noncatecholamines Receptor Specificity Therapeutic Applications and Adverse Effects of Adrenergic Receptor Activation…
CHAPTER 22 Alzheimer’s disease Pathophysiology Risk Factors, Symptoms, Biomarkers, and Diagnosis Drugs for Cognitive Impairment Cholinesterase Inhibitors Memantine Drugs for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease or Delay Cognitive…
CHAPTER 90 Antimycobacterial agents: drugs for tuberculosis, leprosy, and mycobacterium avium complex infection DRUGS FOR TUBERCULOSIS Clinical Considerations Pathogenesis Diagnosis and Treatment of Active Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent…
CHAPTER 21 Drugs for parkinson’s disease Pathophysiology That Underlies Motor Symptoms Overview of Motor Symptom Management Pharmacology of the Drugs Used for Motor Symptoms Levodopa Levodopa/Carbidopa Dopamine Agonists COMT Inhibitors…
