The at a Glance series is popular among medical students and junior doctors for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.
Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with colour summary diagrams on the left page and explanatory text on the right. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.
Everything you need to know about Medical Pharmacology...at a Glance!
Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, Medical Pharmacology at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Reflecting changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of medical pharmacology to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.
Medical Pharmacology at a Glance:
* Addresses the key principles of medical pharmacology that are central to medicine
* Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject easy to understand
* Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right
* Contains 10 self-assessment cases
* Explains the mechanisms involved in pharmacological processes and covers the mode of action and effects of drugs in clinical medicine
* Discusses the mechanisms of action of each drug, indicating the therapeutics of choice for specific conditions
* Covers basic principles of drug action; drug-receptor interactions; drug absorption, distribution and excretion; drug metabolism; how drugs act on specific body systems; and how drugs are used in a variety of common complaints
* Includes the latest changes in pharmacology and the British Pharmacological Society Core Curriculum
This book is an invaluable resource for all medical students just starting their study of medical pharmacology and for those approaching finals, for pharmacology students, junior doctors and residents.
Preface
How to use this book
Further reading
1 Introduction: principles of drug action
2 Drug-receptor interactions
3 Drug absorption, distribution and excretion
4 Drug metabolism
5 Local anaesthetics
6 Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction
7 Autonomic nervous system
8 Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses
9 Drugs acting on the sympathetic system
10 Ocular pharmacology
11 Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis
12 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: Peptic ulcer
13 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: Motility and secretions
14 Drugs acting on the kidney - diuretics
15 Drugs used in hypertension
16 Drugs used in angina
17 Antiarrhythmic drugs
18 Drugs used in heart failure
19 Drugs used to affect blood coagulation
20 Lipid-lowering drugs
21 Agents used in anaemias
22 Central transmitter substances
23 General anaesthetics
24 Anxiolytics and hypnotics
25 Antiepileptic drugs
26 Drugs used in Parkinson's disease
27 Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)
28 Drugs used in affective disorders - antidepressants
29 Opioid analgesics
30 Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics)
31 Drug misuse and dependence
32 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
33 Corticosteroids
34 Sex hormones and drugs
35 Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
36 Antidiabetic agents
37 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles
38 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin
39 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol
40 Antifungal drugs
41 Antiviral drugs
42 Drugs acting on parasites I: Helminths (worms)
43 Drugs acting on parasites II: Protozoa
44 Drugs used in cancer
45 Poisoning
46 Adverse drug reactions
Self-Assessment Cases + Answers
Index
