Disease Management : a guide to clinical pharmacology / Michael D. Randall and Karen E. Neil

Preface

General reading

Note to the reader

Acknowledgements

About the authors

Abbreviations

Part. A The patient

1.Signs and symptoms

2.Clinical laboratory tests

3.Lifestyle

4.Herbal medicine and alternative remedies

Part. B Treatment

5.Drug choice and prescribing

6.Adverse drug reactions and interactions

7.Clinical pharmacokinetics

Part. C Gastrointestinal diseases

8.Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease

9.Nausea and vomiting

10.Lower gastrointestinal problems

11.The liver patient

Part. D Cardiovascular diseases

12.Hypertension

13.Lipids and cardiovascular risk

14.Obesity

15.Ischaemic heart disease

16.Heart failure

17.Thromboembolic prophylaxis

18.Anaemias

19.The renal patient

Part. E Respiratory diseases

20.Coughs and colds

21.Allergy

22.Respiratory diseases: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Part. F Central nervous system disorders

23.Migraine

24.Epilepsy

25.Affective disorders

26.Anxiety disorders

27.Insomnia

28.Schizophrenia Note continued: 29.Parkinson's disease

Part. G Pain

30.Pain management

31.Musculoskeletal pain

Part. H Cancer

32.The cancer patient and chemotherapy

33.The cancer patient and palliative care

Part. I Infections

34.Bacterial infections

35.Non-bacterial infections

Part. J Dermatology

36.Dermatology

Part. K Endocrine disorders

37.Diabetes mellitus

38.Thyroid disorders

Feedback on self-assessments

Appendices

Appendix 1 Formulary of some important classes of drugs, commonly used examples, mechanisms of action and uses

Appendix 2 Some important clinical measurements and therapeutic drug monitoring

Index