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ISBN: 9780323391689
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 10-17-2017
Page Count: 552
Imprint: Elsevier
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Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

by Craig W. Stevens and George M. Brenner, PhD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

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ISBN: 9780323391689
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 10-17-2017
Page Count: 552
Imprint: Elsevier
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Designed to help you learn and retain key information in pharmacology, this foundational text takes you from course exams and the USMLE Step 1 right through to clinical practice. Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology, 5th Edition, focuses on the essential principles you need to know, in a concise yet comprehensive manner that’s easy to understand. Highly illustrated and formatted for quick reference, it’s your go-to text for the must-know aspects of pharmacology you’ll need for clinical problem solving and decision making.

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    • Teaches the fundamental aspects of pharmacology using full-color illustrations, detailed explanations, and a consistent format to present classification of drugs for each system/disease
    • Features useful tables, drug classifications boxes, case studies, and self-assessments in each chapter to help you review and prepare for course exams and Step 1
    • Student Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and animations, designed to produce a more rounded learning experience. You’ll also find an additional glossary, chapter-by-chapter summaries and case studies, a full list of featured drugs, 150 USMLE-style questions, and more
  • Section I: Principles of Pharmacology
    1. Introduction to Pharmacology
    2. Pharmacokinetics
    3. Pharmacodynamics
    4. Drug Development and Safety
    5. Toxicology and the Treatment of Poisoning

    Section II: Autonomic and Neuromuscular Pharmacology
    6. Peripheral Neuropharmacology and Acetylcholine Agonists
    7. Acetylcholine Receptor Antagonists
    8. Sympathetic Neurotransmission and Adrenoceptor Agonists
    9. Adrenoceptor Antagonists

    Section III: Cardiovascular, Renal, and Hematologic Pharmacology
    10. Antihypertensive Drugs
    11. Antianginal Drugs
    12. Drugs for Heart Failure
    13. Diuretics
    14. Drugs for Cardiac Dysrhythmia
    15. Drugs for Hyperlipidemia
    16. Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Drugs
    17. Hematopoietic Drugs

    Section IV: Central Nervous System Pharmacology
    18. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology
    19. Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs
    20. Antiepileptic Drugs
    21. Local and General Anesthetics
    22. Psychotherapeutic Drugs
    23. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
    24. Drugs for Neurodegenerative Diseases
    25. Drugs of Abuse

    Section V: Pharmacology of Respiratory and Other Systems
    26. Autacoid Drugs
    27. Respiratory Pharmacology
    28. Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
    29. Drugs for Headache Disorders
    30. Drugs for Pain, Inflammation, and Arthritic Disorders

    Section VI: Endocrine Pharmacology
    31. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Drugs
    32. Thyroid Drugs
    33. Adrenal Steroids and Related Drugs
    34. Drugs Affecting Fertility and Reproduction
    35. Drugs for Diabetes
    36. Drugs Affecting Calcium and Bone

    Section VII: Chemotherapy
    37. Principles of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
    38. Inhibitors of Bacterial Cell Wall Synthesis
    39. Inhibitors of Bacterial Protein Synthesis
    40. Quinolones, Antifolate Drugs, and Other Antimicrobial Agents
    41. Antimycobacterial Drugs
    42. Antifungal Drugs
    43. Antiviral Drugs
    44. Antiparasitic Drugs
    45. Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Drugs

    Answers and Explanations to Review Questions
  • Craig W. Stevens, Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Oklahoma State University-Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, USA and George M. Brenner, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa, OK
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