CHAPTER 11 Drug therapy in geriatric patients Pharmacokinetic Changes in the Elderly Pharmacodynamic Changes in the Elderly Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions Promoting Adherence Drug use among the elderly…
CHAPTER 6 Drug interactions Drug-Drug Interactions Consequences of Drug-Drug Interactions Basic Mechanisms of Drug-Drug Interactions Clinical Significance of Drug-Drug Interactions Minimizing Adverse Drug-Drug Interactions Drug-Food Interactions Impact of Food on…
CHAPTER 27 General anesthetics INHALATION ANESTHETICS Basic Pharmacology Properties of an Ideal Inhalation Anesthetic Balanced Anesthesia Molecular Mechanism of Action Minimum Alveolar Concentration Pharmacokinetics Adverse Effects Drug Interactions Adjuncts to…
CHAPTER 88 Sulfonamides and trimethoprim Sulfonamides Basic Pharmacology Sulfonamide Preparations Trimethoprim Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole The sulfonamides and trimethoprim are broad-spectrum antimicrobials that have closely related mechanisms: They all disrupt the synthesis of…
CHAPTER 10 Drug therapy in pediatric patients Pharmacokinetics: Neonates and Infants Absorption Distribution Hepatic Metabolism Renal Excretion Pharmacokinetics: Children 1 Year and Older Adverse Drug Reactions Dosage Determination Promoting Adherence…
CHAPTER 26 Local anesthetics Basic Pharmacology of the Local Anesthetics Classification Mechanism of Action Selectivity of Anesthetic Effects Time Course of Local Anesthesia Use with Vasoconstrictors Fate in the Body…
CHAPTER 109 Management of poisoning Fundamentals of Treatment Drugs and Procedures Used to Minimize Poison Absorption Reducing Absorption of Ingested Poisons Surface Decontamination Drugs and Procedures Used for Poison Removal…
CHAPTER 74 Drug therapy of gout Pathophysiology of Gout Overview of Drug Therapy Drugs for Acute Gouty Arthritis Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Glucocorticoids Colchicine Drugs for Hyperuricemia (Urate-Lowering Therapy) Xanthine Oxidase…
CHAPTER 108 Dietary supplements Regulation of Dietary Supplements Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 Current Good Manufacturing Practices Ruling Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act A…
CHAPTER 42 Agents affecting the volume and ion content of body fluids Disorders of Fluid Volume and Osmolality Volume Contraction Volume Expansion Acid-Base Disturbances Respiratory Alkalosis Respiratory Acidosis Metabolic Alkalosis…
