Medical Writing in Early Modern English

This introductory guide is designed to aid the rapid understanding of the key principles of pharmacovigilance. Packed full of examples illustrating drug safety issues it not only covers the processes involved, but the regulatory aspects and ethical and societal considerations of pharmacovigilance.

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• Utilizes a problem-oriented approach, beginning with a discussion of clinical signs and diagnostic recommendations and techniques and moving on to therapeutic considerations and management
• Each contributor is a recognized expert in his or her respective specialty.
• Limited number of authors provides consistency.
• Clear, step-by-step procedural guidelines thoroughly describe each procedure.
• Cross-referencing throughout the book reduces redundancy and makes information easy to locate.
• Suggested readings at the end of each chapter alert you to the latest research findings.
• Comprehensive drug tables provide recommended dosages and indications.
• Purposefully written to enhance critical thinking and decision-making skills based on clinical findings.
• Hundreds of summary boxes and tables allow quick access to clinical signs, etiology, differential diagnoses, drugs, and treatment.
• Full-color format brings you accurate visual depictions of specific disorders, diseases, and procedures.

• Two new section editors bring a fresh perspective.
• Discussion of Immune-Mediated Disorders has been significantly expanded and made into its own section.
• Hundreds of new, full-color photographs and quick reference tables throughout
• Completely updated drug and treatment guidelines tables

Key principles are supported by coloured schematic diagrams - invaluable as both an introduction to medical pharmacology, and revision in the run-up to pharmacology exams.

Revised and thoroughly updated throughout, and reflecting changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, Medical Pharmacology at a Glance:

• Introduces the basic principles of drug action, interaction, absorption and excretion
• Bases chapters on diseases and syndromes, for clinically-focused learning
• Includes references to the pathophysiology of disease, to aid understanding of drug choice and action
• Indicates the therapeutics of choice for specific disorders and conditions
• Features cross references between discussion of drug classes and diseases
• Includes self-assessment cases studies with full answers, for revision and review
• Features a new chapter on immunosuppressants and antirheumatoid drugs

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