Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist

• Main Authors: Jobst, Erin E. (Author), Panus, Peter C. (Author), Kruidering-Hall, Marieke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York McGraw HIll Education 2020
• Edition: Second Edition
• Subjects: Pharmacology; Drug Therapy; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Physical Therapy Specialty
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 "The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive - yet focused - foundation in pharmacology to help rehabilitation professionals understand how medication use may alter the clinical presentation of our patients as well as their responses to therapeutic interventions. In this second edition, two licensed physical therapists (Drs. Jobst and Panus) with extensive training in pharmacology worked closely with Dr. Marieke Kruidering-Hall, a pharmacologist previously involved in medical pharmacology texts. The information follows the sequence of traditional pharmacology textbooks and integrated organ systems-based curricula. The initial section is a synopsis of the nature of drugs, basic principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and an overview of the drug development and approval process in the United States. Subsequent chapters include drugs that affect the autonomic and central nervous systems, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, and the endocrine, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems. A chemotherapeutic section includes chapters covering anti-microbial drugs, cancer chemotherapy agents, and drugs that modify the immune system"--   Provided by publisher