Disease Management: A Guide to Clinical Pharmacology

Description

Disease Management is a comprehensive introduction to the management of diseases which are commonly encountered in primary care. Pharmacology is considered in the context of clinical practice and a holistic approach is taken to patient care to include lifestyle issues, concurrent disease and treatment, and the use of alternative remedies and complementary medicine. Contents 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 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 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