TY - BOOK AU - Rosenfeld, Gary C. AU - Loose, David S. TI - Pharmacology SN - 9780781789134 AV - RM 301.13 .R67 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PB - Wolters Kluwer KW - PHARMACOLOGY N1 - Includes index; General principles of drug action -- Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous sytem -- Drugs acting on the renal system -- Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system -- Drugs acting on the central nervous system -- Autocoids, ergots, anti-inflammatory agensts and immunosuppressive agents -- Drugs used in anemia and disorders of hemostasis -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract -- Drugs acting on the pulmonary system -- Drugs used in treatment of infectious diseases -- Cancer chemotherapy -- Toxicology N2 - This concise review of medical pharmacology is designed to help medical students streamline their study for course review and help prepare for the USMLE Step 1 and similar licensing exams. Each chapter presents specific drugs and discusses their general properties, mechanism of action, pharmacologic effects, therapeutic uses, and adverse effects. Drug lists and two-color tables and figures summarize essential information. Clinically oriented USMLE-style review questions and answers with explanations follow each chapter. A comprehensive examination appears at the end of the book ER -