Drug Therapy for Asthma

Research and Clinical Practice

Inbunden, Engelska, 1987

Av John W. Jenne, Shirley Murphy, USA) Jenne, John W. (Sandia Park, New Mexico

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Drug Therapy for Asthma comprises a comprehensive single source with state-of-the-art discussions of such topics as respiratory smooth muscle biochemistry and physiology ... receptor pharmacology ... mediators ... pharrnacokinetics and pharrnacodynamics of asthma drugs ... physiological responses, and measurement and interpretation of the bronchodilator response. In addition, it comprehensively reviews the latest pharmacological developments of drugs in current use, including beta adrenergic agonists, xanthines, cromolyn sodium, ketotifen, corticosteroids, and anticholinergics ... compares management practices in the U.S. and U.K. ... goes beyond the usual clinical text by including more basic science and theoretical· background .•. gives much more detail on drug management than other sources ... and describes drug formulas, preparations, and dosage regimens in a convenient appendix.Complete with over 270 diagrams, tables, and photographs plus more than 3,500 bibliographic references to the latest literature in the field, Drug Therapy for Asthma is an essential volume for pulmonologists, pharmacologists, physiologists, pediatricians, allergists, immunologists, chest physicians, and medical ·and graduate students concerned with pharmacology and asthma.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1987-05-20
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt1 723 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLung Biology in Health and Disease
Antal sidor1 184
FörlagTaylor & Francis Inc
ISBN9780824776336

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John W. Jenne is a Section Chief of Pulmonary Diseases at Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, Illinois, and Professor of Medicine at Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, holding both positions since 1977. Shirley Murphy is Director of Pediatric Pulmonary/Critical Care Division and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque.

Introduction I. Theory: Anatomy and Physiology of Respiratory Smooth Muscle Tone 2. Airway Receptors 3. Receptor-Mediated Regulation of Tension in Smooth Muscle Cells 4. In Vitro Responses to Bronchodilator Drugs 5. Physiology and Pharmacodynamics of Beta-Adrenergic Agonists 6. Pharmacokinetics of Beta-Adrenergic Compounds 7. Beta-Adrenergic Tachyphylaxis (Desensitization) and Functional Antagonism 8. Physiology and Pharmacodynamics of the Xanthines 9. Effects of Methylxanthine on Respiratory Skeletal Muscle and Neural Drive 10. Theophylline: Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Application 11. Aerosol Dynamics and Delivery Systems 12. Drug Actions on Mediators 13. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Glucocorticosteroids 14. Calcium Channel Blockers 15. Measurement and Significance of the Bronchodilator Response 16. Anticholinergic Agents 17. Cromolyn Sodium 18. Corticosteroids 19. Bronchodilator Management of the Adult in the United States 20. Bronchodilator Management of the Adult in the United Kingdom 21. Bronchodilator Treatment of Children 22. Acute Life-Threatening Asthma 23. Treatment of the Life-Threatening Asthma Attack in Children 24 The Office Approach to Unusual Causes of Asthma 25 Theophylline Toxicity 26 Toxicity of Beta-Adrenergic Drugs 27. Platelet Activating Factor and the Search for Prophylactic Antiasthma Drugs