Katzung & Trevor's pharmacology : examination & board review (Includes study guide) / Bertram G. Katzung [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katzung, Bertram G., author.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine

A Lange medical book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Examinations.

Genre:

examination study guides.

Examinations.

Study guides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (608 pages)

Edition:

Thirteenth edition.

Other Title:

Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, 2021.

Summary:

"This book is designed to help students review pharmacology and to prepare for both regular course examinations and board examinations"--Preface.

Contents:

Part I: Basic principles. Introduction

Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacokinetics

Drug metabolism

Pharmacogenomics

Part II: autonomic drugs. Introduction to autonomic pharmacology

Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs

Cholinoceptor blockers & cholinesterase regenerators

Sympathomimetics

Adrenoceptor blockers

Part III: Cardiovascular drugs. Drugs used in hypertension

Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris

Drugs used in heart failure

Antiarrhythmic drugs

Diuretics & other drugs that act on the kidney

Part IV: Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle. Histamine, serotonin, drugs used in obesity, ergot alkaloids, & other drugs used in migraine

Vasoactive peptides

Prostaglandins & other eicosanoids

Nitric oxide, donors, & inhibitors

Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Part V: Drugs that act in the central nervous system. Introduction to CNS pharmacology

Sedative-hypnotic drugs

Alcohols

Antiseizure drugs

General anesthetics

Local anesthetics

Skeletal muscle relaxants

Drugs used in Parkinsonism & other movement disorders

Antipsychotic & bipolar disorder agents

Antidepressants

Opioid analgesics & antagonists

Drugs of abuse

Part VI: Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation, & gout. Agents used in cytopenias; hematopoietic growth factors

Drugs used in coagulation disorders

Agents used in dyslipidemia

NSAIDs, acetaminophen, & drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis & gout

Part VII: Endocrine drugs. Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones

Thyroid & antithyroid drugs

Adrenocorticosteroids & adrenocortical antagonists

Gonadal hormones & inhibitors

Pancreatic hormones, antidiabetic drugs, & glucagon agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis

Part VIII: Chemotherapeutic drugs: introduction. Beta-lactam antibiotics & other cell wall- & membrane-active antibiotics

Tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, streptogramins, & oxazolidinones

Aminoglycosides & spectinomycin

Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & fluoroquinolones

Antimycobacterial drugs

Antifungal agents

Antiviral agents miscellaneous antimicrobial agents & disinfectants, antiseptics, & sterilants

Clinical use of antimicrobial agents

Antiprotozoal drugs

Clinical pharmacology of the antihelminthic drugs

Cancer chemotherapy

Immunopharmacology

Part IX: Toxicology. Environmental & occupational toxicology

Heavy metals & chelators

Management of the poisoned patient

Part X: Special topics. Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders

Cannabinoid drugs

Dietary supplements & herbal medications

Important drug interactions & their mechanisms

Strategies for improving test performance

Key words for key drugs.

Notes:

"A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (McGraw Hill LLC, viewed April 14, 2023).

ISBN:

9781260117127