Research Catalog

Title

Pharmacology for physical therapists / Barbara Gladson.

Author

Gladson, Barbara.

Publication

Philadelphia : Elsevier Saunders, [2006], ©2006.

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Description

xx, 503 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subjects

• Pharmacology
• Physical Therapy Specialty
• Pharmacology, Clinical
• Physical therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Sect. 1. Principles of pharmacology -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Pharmacodynamics : mechanism of action -- Ch. 3. Pharmacokinetics and drug dosing -- Ch. 4. Adverse drug reactions -- Sect. 2. Autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology -- Ch. 5. Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system -- Ch. 6. Antihypertensive agents -- Ch. 7. Drug therapy for coronary atherosclerosis and its repercussions -- Ch. 8. Drug therapy for congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias -- Sect. 3. Treatment for pulmonary and gastrointestinal disorders -- Ch. 9. Drug therapy for pulmonary disorders -- Ch. 10. Drugs for gastrointestinal tract disorders -- Sect. 4. Pain control -- Ch. 11. Anesthetic agents -- Ch. 12. Drugs for the treatment of pain and inflammation -- Ch. 13. Drug treatment for arthritis-related conditions -- Sect. 5. Endocrine pharmacology -- Ch. 14. Selective topics in endocrine pharmacology -- Ch. 15. Drug treatment for osteoporosis and diabetes -- Sect. 6. Psychopharmacology -- Ch. 16. Drug treatment for depression and anxiety -- Ch. 17. Drug treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar illness -- Sect. 7. Drugs affecting the nervous system -- Ch. 18. Drugs for epilepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Ch. 19. Antispasticity medications and skeletal muscle relaxants -- Ch. 20. Pharmacological management of degenerative neurological disorders -- Sect. 8. Infectious disease -- Ch. 21. Antimicrobial agents -- Ch. 22. Antiviral agents and selected drugs for fungal infections -- Sect. 9. Chemotherapeutic drugs and agents acting on the immune system -- Ch. 23. Chemotherapy and immune modulation -- Sect. 10. The relationship between drug therapy and exercise -- Ch. 24. Interaction between selective cardiopulmonary and diabetic medications and exercise.

ISBN

0721609295

LCCN

9780721609294

OCLC

• ocm63188333
• SCSB-5240390

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries