Chapter 18. CNS 1. General anaesthesia, local anaesthetics and resuscitation Chapter Contents History231 Preoperative assessment of the patient232 Premedication232 Relief from anxiety 232 Reduction of the production of saliva 233…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
Chapter 16. Endocrine system IV. Hormones and metabolismThe adrenal glands Chapter Contents The cortex203 Glucocorticoid hormones204 Control of cortisol release 204 Classification 204 Actions of cortisol and other corticosteroids 205…
