Pharmacology Usmle Road Map. Lange

Description

USMLE Road Map: Pharmacology presents a concise and focused examination of the essential concepts in pharmacology. Through a streamlined and easy-to-follow hierarchical outline format, it guides students through the most important attributes of each drug class and reviews the mechanisms, actions, and side effects of each drug prototype. The outline is enhanced with an extensive and original illustration program that visually conveys the essential information and promotes retention of the material. Features such as clinical correlations and clinical problems are also included.

Table of contents

General Principles of Pharmacology
Autonomic Nervous System Pharmacology
Drug Therapy for Cardiovascular Diseases
Drugs for Allergy, Inflammation, and Blood and Immune Disorders
Central Nervous System Drugs
Hormones and Other Endocrine Agents
Antimicrobial Agents: Antibiotics
Antifungal, Antiviral, and Antiparasitic Drugs
Anticancer Drugs and Immunopharmacology
Toxicology
Special Topics

About the authors

Bertram Katzung
Bertram G. Katzung, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA