Chapter 28 Other Anti-Infective Drugs I. Antimycobacterial Drugs (Box 28-1) • The management of tuberculosis is summarized in Table 28-1. BOX 28-1 Antimycobacterial Drugs Dapsone (leprosy) Ethambutol Isoniazid Pyrazinamide Rifabutin…
Chapter 14 Other Cardiovascular Drugs I. General Considerations A. Goal of antianginal therapy • Decrease oxygen demand of myocardial tissue or increase oxygen supply (Fig. 14-1). 14-1 Effects of nitrates,…
Chapter 12 Antiarrhythmic Drugs I. General Considerations A. Cardiac contraction (Fig. 12-1): five-step process 1. Spontaneous development of the action potential in the sinoatrial (SA) node 2. Spread of the…
Chapter 10 Psychotherapeutic Drugs I. Antipsychotic Drugs, Sometimes Referred to as Neuroleptic Drugs (Box 10-1) A. General 1. Neuroleptics are useful in the treatment of schizophrenia. BOX 10-1 Antipsychotic Drugs…
Chapter 20 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allergies I. General Considerations A. Asthma 1. An obstructive airway disorder resulting from: a. Smooth muscle…
Chapter 26 Drugs Used in Reproductive Endocrinology I. Drugs That Act on the Uterus (Box 26-1) A. Oxytocin 1. General considerations a. Peptide hormone (1) Synthesized in the hypothalamus (2)…
Chapter 24 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus and Errors of Glucose Metabolism I. General Considerations (Table 24-1) A. Types of diabetes mellitus (DM) (see Rapid Review Pathology)…
Chapter 7 CNS Introduction, and Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs I. CNS Introduction: See Rapid Review Neuroscience, Chapters 4 to 6, for a review of principles needed to understand how drugs…
Chapter 22 Immunosuppressive Drugs and Drugs Used in the Treatment of Rheumatic Disorders and Gout I. Immunosuppressive Drugs (Box 22-1) A. Corticosteroids (see Chapter 23) 1. Examples a. Prednisone b….
