Principles of corticosteroid therapy

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Principles of corticosteroid therapy

edited by Andrew N. Lin and Stephen A. Paget

Arnold, 2002

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Principles of Cortocosteroid Therapy provides a thorough and systematic review of the clinical use of corticosteroids, a class of drugs whose potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive actions have placed them among the most widely used in medicine. However, these drugs have many serious side effects on many organ systems. Proper use requires a thorough understanding of their mechanism of action, clinical indications and adverse effects. This book outlines in detail the use of corticosteroids in diseases that affect each organ system and follows with a thorough discussion of their side effects. It analyses the use of corticosteroids in pregnancy, neonates, childhood and adolescence, as well as covering special management issues such as pulse corticosteroid and medicolegal aspects. Principles of Corticosteroid Therapy will be of major interest to medical students and residents. Medical students will find it especially useful during their training in pharmacology and clinical medicine and it will be an indispensable text to residents in internal medicine and all its subspecialties. Doctors in many fields of medicine, especially internal medicine, will find it immensely valuable in the daily management of their patients. Written by internationally recognized clinicians in internal medicine, immunology, rheumatology and other fields of medicine. Principles of Cortocosteroid Therapy is the first comprehensive and authoritative text to discuss the clinical use of cortocosteroids.

目次

Section 1: Overview of Corticosteroid Therapy History of corticosteroid therapy Clinical use of corticosteroids: an overview Section 2: Basic Science Aspects Physiological functions of corticosteroids Mechanism of glucocorticoid action on the immune system and in inflammation Section 3: Systemic Effects of Corticosteroid Therapy Corticosteroids and the skeletal system Steroid myopathy Corticosteroids and the gastrointestinal tract Corticosteroids and the endocrine system Corticosteroids and the eye Corticosteroids and the cardiovascular system Corticosteroids and the hermatopoietic system Corticosteroids and the nervous system Corticosteroids and the integument Corticosteroids and behavioral disturbances Section 4: Clinical Usage Corticosteroid replacement therapy Corticosteriods in rheumatic diseases and autoimmune disorders Corticosteriods in renal diseases Corticosteroids in ocular diseases Corticosteroids in allergic disorders Corticosteroids in lung diseases Corticosteroids in infectious diseases Corticosteroids in gastrointestinal diseases Corticosteroids in diseases of the nervous system Corticosteroids in cutaneous diseases Corticosteroids in cardiovascular diseases Corticosteroids in hematologic diseases Corticosteroids in neoplastic disorders Section 5: Special management considerations Corticosteroids in pregnancy and lactation Corticosteroids in neonatal epithelial cell adaptation and endothelial cell-mediated injury Corticosteroids in adolescence and childhood Intectious complications of cortisosteroid therapy Pulse corticosteroid therapy Medical-legal aspects of corticosteroid therapy.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA58607902
  • ISBN
    • 0340759348
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London
  • ページ数/冊数
    xii, 465 p.
  • 大きさ
    28 cm
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