Gary C. Rosenfeld, David S. Loose ; with special contributions by Medina Kushen, Todd A. Swanson
5th ed
Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
c2010
x, 360 p. :
ill. :
26 cm
Board review series
Includes index
General principles of drug action -- Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system -- Drugs acting on the renal system -- Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system -- Drugs acting on the central nervous system -- Autacoids, ergots, anti-inflammatory agents, and immunosuppressive agents -- Drugs used in anemia and disorders of hemostasis -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract -- Drugs acting on the pulmonary system -- Drugs acting on the endocrine system -- Drugs used in treatment of infectious diseases -- Cancer chemotherapy -- Toxicology
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This concise review of medical pharmacology is designed to help medical students streamline their study for course review and help prepare for the USMLE Step 1 and similar licensing exams. Each chapter presents specific drugs and discusses their general properties, mechanism of action, pharmacologic effects, therapeutic uses, and adverse effects. Drug lists and two-color tables and figures summarize essential information. Clinically oriented USMLE-style review questions and answers with explanations follow each chapter. A comprehensive examination appears at the end of the book