Pharmacotherapeutics in medical disorders /

Primary care clinicians are called on to care for adolescents in a time with increasing pharmacologic agents that are available in the management of these patients. The emphasis in this book is on the current pharmacologic treatment of common medical disorders in adolescents. Selected topics of prac...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Feucht, Cynthia.; Greydanus, Donald E.; Merrick, Joav.; Omar, Hatim A.; Patel, Dilip R.
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin ;Boston :
Publication Dates: [2012]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Health, medicine and human development
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110276367
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Summary: Primary care clinicians are called on to care for adolescents in a time with increasing pharmacologic agents that are available in the management of these patients. The emphasis in this book is on the current pharmacologic treatment of common medical disorders in adolescents. Selected topics of practical relevance in adolescent medicine are covered. The goal of this book is to provide a succinct and practical guide specifically written for practicing physicians and allied health professionals who work with adolescents.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (446pages).
ISBN: 9783110276367(electronic bk.)
Index Number: RJ550
CLC: R179
Contents: Frontmatter --
Dedication --
Contents --
Foreword --
Contributors --
Abbreviations --
1. Introduction Pharmacotherapeutics in medical disorders --
2. Dermatology --
3. Disorders of the endocrine system --
4. Neurologic disorders --
5. Gastrointestinal disorders --
6. Adolescent hematology --
7. Pharmacotherapeutics of cancer in adolescents --
8. Sleep disorders in adolescents --
9. Concepts of hypertension --
10. Pediatric cardiology --
11. Pulmonary disorders --
12. Musculoskeletal disorders and sports injuries --
13. Concepts of rheumatoid disorders --
14. Concepts of metabolic disorders --
15. The kidney --
Acknowledgments. 16. About the editors --
Acknowledgments. 17. About the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, MSU/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States --
Acknowledgments. 18. About the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky --
Acknowledgments. 19. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel --
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