Katzung and Trevor's pharmacology : examination and board review / Anthony J. Trevor [and three others]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Basic principles -- Introduction -- Pharmacodynamics -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug metabolism -- Drug evaluation & regulation -- Part II. Autonomic drugs -- Introduction to autonomic pharmacology -- Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs -- Cholinoceptor blockers & cholinesterase regenerators -- Sympathomimetics -- Adrenoceptor blockers -- Part III. Cardiovascular drugs -- Drugs used in hypertension -- Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris -- Drugs used in heart failure -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Diuretic agents -- Part IV. Durgs with important actions on smooth muscle -- Histamine, serotonin, & the ergot alkaloids -- Vasoactive peptides -- Prostaglandins & other eicosanoids -- Nitric oxide, donors, & inhibitors -- Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Part V. Drugs that act in the central nervous system -- Introduction to CNS pharmacology -- Sedative-hypnotic drugs -- Alcohols -- Antiseizure drugs -- General anesthetics -- Local anesthetics -- Skeletal muscle relaxants -- Drugs used in Parkinsonism & other movement disorders -- Antipsychotic agents & lithium -- Antidepressants -- Opioid analgesics & antagonists -- Drugs of abuse -- Part VI. Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation, and gout -- Agents used in anemias & hematopoietic growth factors -- Drugs used in coagulation disorders -- Drugs used in the treatment of hyperlipidemias -- NSAIDs, acetaminophen, & drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis & gout -- Part VII. Endocrine drugs -- Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones -- Thyroid & antithyroid drugs -- Corticosteroids & antagonists -- Gonadal hormones & inhibitors -- Pancreatic hormones, antidiabetic agents, & glucagon -- Drugs that affect bone mineral homeostasis -- Part VIII. Chemotherapeutic drugs -- Beta-lactam antibiotics & other cell wall synthesis inhibitors -- Chloramphenicol, tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, streptogramins, & linezolid -- Aminoglycosides -- Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & fluoroquinolones -- Antimycobacterial drugs -- Antifungal agents -- Antiviral chemotherapy & prophylaxis -- Miscellaneous antimicrobial agents & urinary antiseptics -- Clinical use of antimicrobials -- Antiprotozoal drugs -- Antihelminthic drugs -- Cancer chemotherapy -- Immunopharmacology -- Part IX. -- Toxicology -- Environmental and occupational toxicology -- Heavy metals -- Management of the poisoned patient -- Part X. Special topics -- Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders -- Dietary supplements & herbal medications -- Drug interactions -- Appendix I. Key words for key drugs -- Appendix II. Examination 1 -- Appendix III. Examination 2 -- Appendix IV. Strategies forimproving test performance.

Twelfth Edition, this review delivers a clear, concise review of fundamental concepts backed by more than 1,000 review questions and answers. The chapter-based approach facilitates use with course notes or larger texts. Outstanding learning aids include: Short discussion of the major concepts that underlie basic principles or specific drug groups. Explanatory figures and tables. Review questions followed by answers and explanations. Drug trees in drug-oriented chapters that visually organize drug groups. A list of high-yield terms and definitions you need to know. Skill Keeper Questions that prompt you to review previous material to understand links between related topics. A checklist of tasks you should be able to perform upon completion of a chapter. Summary tables that list the important drugs and include key information about their mechanisms of action, effects, clinical uses, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, and toxicities. Two comprehensive 100-question examinations followed by the correct answers and rationales. Valuable test-taking strategies for improving your test performance.