This updated edition of Netter's Illustrated Pharmacology allows you to take a distinct visual approach to understanding both the basic science and clinical applications of pharmacology. Designed to be compatible and used in conjunction with other pharmacology resources, this medical reference book offers a vivid, uniquely effective visual presentation of the pharmacodynamic relationship between drugs and the human body. And with the new addition of Student Consult online access, Netter's Illustrated Pharmacology is even more convenient than ever before!
Key Features
- Available online for the first time! Search the full contents of Netter's Illustrated Pharmacology no matter what your location with convenient access to Student Consult.
- Visually grasp the most important principles in pharmacology with succinct, easy-to-understand presentations of introductory pharmacologic principles based on classic images by Frank Netter, as well as dynamic new illustrations from other talented medical artists.
- Learn how drugs are used to treat specific disorders in the body, as well as their effects on a particular site, with a format divided by organ system and full-color illustrations of the systems themselves.
- Access in-depth guidance on the must-know elements of each pharmacologic principle with clear, concise notes located beneath the corresponding image.
CHAPTER 1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY
CHAPTER 2. DRUGS USED TO AFFECT THE AUTONOMIC AND SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 3. DRUGS USED IN DISORDERS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND
TREATMENT OF PAIN
CHAPTER 4. DRUGS USED IN DISORDERS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CHAPTER 5. DRUGS USED IN DISORDERS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 6. DRUGS USED IN DISORDERS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 7. DRUGS USED IN DISORDERS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 8. DRUGS USED IN DISORDERS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 9. DRUGS USED TO AFFECT RENAL FUNCTION
CHAPTER 10. DRUGS USED IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
CHAPTER 11. DRUGS USED IN NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 12. DRUGS USED FOR SKIN DISORDERS
CHAPTER 13. VITAMINS: DEFICIENCIES AND DRUG INTERACTIONS
CHAPTER 14. DRUG ALLERGY, ABUSE, AND POISONING OR OVERDOSE
This is a highly recommended supplementary book to our course as pharmacology must be understood to ensure physiotherapists understand the effects they will have on animals (usually pain management in our field) and what modalities may need to be avoided as they could interfere with treatment.