First published in 2001. This book is an invaluable clinical reference for the therapeutic management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases which the gastroenterologist and trainee encounter in their practice. Various drugs and their interactions with their intended site and also with other drugs are discussed from a practical point of view. This book is not a treatise on gastrointestinal pharmacology but a practical guide to the therapeutic use of GI drugs.
If you?re a pharmacist, nurse, or physician involved in caring for elderly patients, you?ll definitely want to take advantage of the concise review of the most important drugs for gastrointestinal problems in Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy in the Elderly. Compact, clear, and concise, this new volume will give you vital information concerning drug therapy for the elderly as presented by some of the world?s most authoritative, qualified professionals. Your knowlege of effective drug therapies will expand, and you?ll find new avenues of application for your treatment methods. Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy in the Elderly brings out your practical side, giving you method after method for dealing with the gastrointestinal maladies of elderly patients. Its scope is broad and contemporary, covering everything from gastroesophageal reflux disease to peptic ulcers, from inflammatory bowel disease to constipation and diarrhea. Specifically, you?ll get pragmatic guidance in the following areas: heartburn causes and treatments gastritis and peptic ulcers inflammatory bowel disease case studies of drug effects on the gastrointestinal tract You?ll also receive in this useful volume a review of basic pathophysiology and the effects of drugs on the GI tract. Filled with useful case studies and recent findings on drug use, Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy in the Elderly is your guide to practicality and heightened success in the treatment of persistent gastrointestinal problems in your elderly patients.
This instrumental guide concentrates on the pharmacologic treatment for specific gastrointestinal situations, including motility disorders, pregnancy and cirrhosis. Primary emphasis is placed on the mechanisms of drugs and their therapeutic benefit. The book is divided in 15 sections covering: fundamentals of GI pharmacology; acid-related disorders; motility disorders; functional GI disorders; pain management; GI water flux; infections of the gut; acute and chronic noninfectious inflammatory states; pharmacologic therapy for hepatic disorders; biliary pharmacolgy; pancreas; pharmacology of GI vasculature; special issues; and drug assessment.
This book is a reference text on the subject of drug therapy for gastrointestinal diseases. The book "begins" once the diagnosis has been made, focusing on the pharmacologic agents that are available to the physician for treatment. The book is organized by disease state rather than drug name or classification and includes information on approved drugs for non-approved indications.
Ideal for quick reference on the wards or in the office, the second edition of Handbook of Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy provides the current and practical information you need to quickly and easily compare the drugs available for use in treating disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. The Handbook facilitates careful drug selection for physicians at all levels of practice. Organized by disease category, this thoroughly revised edition of the Handbook summarizes pharmacologic principles and provides succinct guidance on the proper administration of gastrointestinal and hepatic drugs. Sections begin with a discussion of pertinent therapeutic issues followed by coverage of each drug's mechanism of action, indications and administration, contraindications and potential side effects, and interactions with other agents. Each summary also includes a unique listing of "pearls and pitfalls" that presents little-known facts and practical recommendations learned through clinical experience. A list of current references ends each summary. Physicians from all specialties - from family practice to gastroenterology and surgery - will find Handbook of Gastrointestinal Drug Therapy, Second Edition, a comprehensive and easy-to-use source of concise, clinically sound guidelines for the proper prescribing of gastrointestinal drugs.
This volume aims to connect current ideas and concepts about GI disorders with the search for novel therapeutics. Towards this goal, authors provide a timely state-of-the-art overview of the GI tract in health and disease, current treatment approaches and ongoing developments in drug discovery, and their potential for the better treatment of patients with GI disorders.
Includes proceedings of a symposium held in Versailles, 5 December 1994. This book describes the action of Fedotozine on the afferent visceral fibres and its effect on gastric and intestinal nociception. It reviews the results for the effectiveness of this product in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
The Oxford Desk Reference: Critical Care allows easy access to evidence-based materials on commonly encountered critical care problems for quick consultation to ensure the optimum management of a particular condition. A concise reference book, it collates key recommendations and presents them in an easily accessible and uniform way.
