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Pharmacology for podiatrists / Margaret Johnson, Rae Morgan.

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Proposed changes in practice legislation will allow podiatrists to prescribe a limited range of drugs and dressings. It is therefore now imperative that students and practitioners understand pharmacology. Not only the mechanisms of action of drugs, but also their potential side-effects and interacti...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Wiley)
Main Author: Johnson, Margaret, Ph. D.
Other Authors: Morgan, Rae
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 2000.
Subjects:
Pharmacology.
Clinical pharmacology.
Podiatrists.
Electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Common Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • What is pharmacology?
  • History of pharmacology
  • Where do drugs come from?
  • Terminology and drug classification
  • Drug administration
  • Routes of drug administration
  • Drug absorption
  • Drug distribution
  • Drug metabolism
  • Drug excretion
  • Drugs in the elderly
  • Drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Summary
  • 2. How Drugs Work
  • Intercellular communication
  • Cellular targets for drug action
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • The drug-receptor interaction
  • The dose-response relationship
  • Antagonism
  • Summary
  • 3. The Role of the Podiatrist in Patient Care
  • Introduction
  • Current scope of practice of the podiatrist in the UK
  • Patient records
  • Examination, assessment and diagnosis
  • Clinical assessment and examination
  • The podiatrist's role in prevention of complications
  • Patient education
  • Future role of the podiatrist as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team
  • Summary
  • 4. Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System
  • Introduction
  • The neurone
  • The neuronal action potential
  • The sensory nervous system
  • The somatic nervous system
  • The sympathetic nervous system
  • The parasympathetic nervous system
  • Diseases of the peripheral nervous system
  • Summary
  • 5. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
  • Introduction
  • Alteration of normal CNS function
  • Diseases of the central nervous system
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Summary
  • 6. Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System
  • Introduction
  • Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
  • Summary
  • 7. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
  • Introduction
  • Diseases of the cardiovascular system
  • Summary
  • 8. Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
  • Introduction
  • Diseases of the respiratory system
  • Summary
  • 9. Chemotherapeutic Drugs
  • Introduction
  • Antibacterial drugs
  • Classification of bacteria
  • Bacterial resistance
  • Folate antagonists
  • Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
  • Protein synthesis inhibitors
  • Antimycobacterial drugs
  • Antifungal drugs
  • Antiviral drugs
  • Anthelmintics
  • Antiprotozoal drugs
  • Summary
  • 10. Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
  • Introduction
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Sex hormones
  • Osteoporosis
  • Summary
  • 11. Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract
  • Introduction
  • The kidneys
  • Diseases of the kidney
  • The bladder and urethra
  • Summary
  • 12. Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System
  • The female reproductive system
  • The male reproductive system
  • Summary
  • 13. Drugs Affecting the Musculoskeletal System
  • Introduction
  • Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
  • The treatment of gout
  • Summary
  • 14. Drugs Affecting the Eye and Ear
  • The eye
  • Diseases of the eye
  • The ear
  • Diseases of the ear
  • Summary
  • 15. Drugs Acting on the Skin
  • Introduction
  • Summary
  • 16. Local Anaesthetics
  • Introduction
  • Summary
  • 17. Cytotoxic Drugs
  • Introduction
  • Strategies for chemotherapy of cancer
  • Summary
  • Appendix I. Drug Interactions
  • Further Reading
  • Index.

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