Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics /
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| Edition: | 8th ed. |
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| Imprint: | Ames : Iowa State University Press, 2001. |
| Description: | x, 1201 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5673404 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1.. Principles of Pharmacology
- 1.. Veterinary Pharmacology: An Introduction to the Discipline
- 2.. Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of Drug Action
- 3.. Pharmacokinetics: Disposition and Fate of Drugs in the Body
- 4.. Clinical Pharmacology: Principles of Therapeutics
- Section 2.. Drugs Acting on the Autonomic and Somatic Nervous Systems
- 5.. Introduction to Neurohumoral Transmission and the Autonomic Nervous System
- 6.. Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists
- 7.. Cholinergic Pharmacology: Autonomic Drugs
- 8.. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
- Section 3.. Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System
- 9.. Introduction to Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System and Principles of Anesthesiology
- 10.. Therapeutic Gases: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and Nitric Oxide
- 11.. Inhalation Anesthetics
- 12.. Injectable Anesthetics
- 13.. Opioid Agonists and Antagonists
- 14.. Tranquilizers, [alpha subscript 2]-Adrenergic Agonists, and Related Agents
- 15.. Local Anesthetics
- 16.. Anticonvulsant Drugs and Analeptic Agents
- 17.. Drugs Affecting Animal Behavior
- 18.. Euthanizing Agents
- Section 4.. Autacoids and Anti-inflammatory Drugs
- 19.. Histamine, Serotonin, and Their Antagonists
- 20.. Peptides: Angiotensin and Kinins
- 21.. Prostaglandins, Related Factors, and Cytokines
- 22.. The Analgesic, Antipyretic, Anti-inflammatory Drugs
- Section 5.. Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System
- 23.. Digitalis and Vasodilator Drugs
- 24.. Antiarrhythmic Agents
- Section 6.. Drugs Affecting Renal Function and Fluid-Electrolyte Balance
- 25.. Principles of Acid-Base Balance: Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy
- 26.. Diuretics
- Section 7.. Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood Elements
- 27.. Antianemic Agents
- 28.. Hemostatic and Anticoagulant Drugs
- 29.. Blood and Blood Components
- Section 8.. Endocrine Pharmacology
- 30.. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones
- 31.. Hormones Affecting Reproduction
- 32.. Thyroid Hormones and Antithyroid Drugs
- 33.. Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, and Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
- 34.. Drugs Influencing Glucose Metabolism
- Section 9.. Nutritional Pharmacology
- 35.. Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- 36.. Water-Soluble Vitamins
- 37.. Calcium, Phosphorus, and Other Macroelements
- 38.. Trace Elements and Miscellaneous Nutrients
- Section 10.. Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases
- 39.. Antiseptics and Disinfectants
- 40.. Sulfonamides
- 41.. Penicillins and Related [beta]-Lactam Antibiotics
- 42.. Tetracycline Antibiotics
- 43.. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
- 44.. Chloramphenicol and Derivatives, Macrolides, Lincosamides, and Miscellaneous Antimicrobials
- 45.. Fluoroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs
- 46.. Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs
- Section 11.. Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases
- 47.. Antinematodal Drugs
- 48.. Anticestodal and Antitrematodal Drugs
- 49.. Antiprotozoan Drugs
- 50.. Ectoparasiticides
- Section 12.. Specialty Areas of Pharmacology
- 51.. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Function
- 52.. Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases
- 53.. Dermatopharmacology: Drugs Acting Locally on the Skin
- 54.. Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
- 55.. Ophthalmic Pharmacology
- Section 13.. Regulatory Considerations
- 56.. Legal Control of Veterinary Drugs
- 57.. Dosage Forms, Drug Prescription Orders, and Veterinary Feed Directives
- 58.. Chemical Residues in Tissues of Food Animals
- Index
