PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST

 

Description:

An innovative new edition, completely reformatted to make it more valuable to students and faculty Based on the classic Katzung's Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, this ground-breaking book illuminates the ever-expanding role of pharmacology in rehabilitation practice.

In it you'll find unmatched insights on the full range of pharmacology topics, from drug receptor pharmacodynamics and general anesthetics, to cancer chemotherapy-all told from the vantage point of the authors' extensive first-hand experience.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised with a fresh, new approach that includes improved pedagogy, better case discussion

 

Table of Contents:

 

PART I BASIC PRINCIPLES

1 Introduction

2 Pharmacodynamics

3 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics

PART II DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

4 Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology

5 Drugs Affecting the Cholinergic System

6 Sympathomimetics and Sympatholytics

7 Antihypertensive Drugs

8 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris

9 Drugs Used in Heart Failure

10 Antiarrhythmic Drugs

11 Drugs Affecting the Blood

PART III DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

12 Introduction to the Pharmacology of Central Nervous System Drugs

13 Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

14 Antiseizure Drugs

15 General Anesthetics

16 Local Anesthetics

17 Pharmacologic Management of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders

18 Antipsychotic Agents and Lithium

19 Antidepressant Agents

20 Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists

21 Drugs of Abuse

PART IV SELECTED TOPICS IN ENDOCRINE FUNCTION

22 Growth, Thyroid, and Gonadal Pharmacology

23 Corticosteroids and Corticosteroid Antagonists

24 Pancreatic Hormones and Antidiabetic Drugs

25 Drugs that Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis

26 Antihyperlipidemic Drugs

PART V CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS

27 Antibacterial Agents

28 Antiviral Agents

29 Antifungal and Antiparasitic Agents

30 Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents: Disinfectants, Antiseptics, Sterilants, and Preservatives

31 Cancer Chemotherapy

32 Immunopharmacology

PART VI DRUGS AFFECTING THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

33 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

34 Drugs Affecting Eicosanoid Metabolism, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, and Drugs Used in Gout

PART VII SPECIAL TOPICS

35 Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System

36 Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders

Index