Handbook Of Pediatric Drug Therapy And ImmunizationElsevier India, 2008 - 482 pages The book provides comprehensive, up-to-date information about current guidelines for drug therapy in important diseases and emergencies in children; rational antimicrobial therapy; immunization and immunoprophylaxis. Besides others, the important topics covered include Blood Component Therapy and Antidotes for Common Poisoning . Separate sections deal with Drugs , Vaccines, Immunoglobulins and Antitoxins their indications, dosage, mode of use, precautions and other information. About the Author : - RK Suneja, former Head, Department of Pediatrics and Medical Superintendent, Hindu Rao Hospital is one of the leading pediatricians based at New Delhi, India. |
Contents
vii Genitourinary and sexually transmitted | 21 |
2 | 35 |
5 | 51 |
Treatment of Helminthic Protozoal | 73 |
Guidelines for HIV Treatment | 79 |
Preferred Therapy for Selected | 88 |
Treatment of Acute Hyperkalemia | 98 |
Drug Therapy in Epilepsy | 107 |
xvi GIT drugs and antispasmodics | 351 |
xvii Diuretics | 358 |
xviii Analgesics antipyretics and antiinflammatory agents | 361 |
xix Tranquilizers hypnotics sedatives and antidepressants | 369 |
xx Antihistaminics | 376 |
xxi Antiemetics | 381 |
xxii Hormones and drugs for endocrine disorders | 385 |
xxiii Vitamins | 395 |
Drugs for Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure | 118 |
Guidelines for Management | 134 |
Understanding and Management of Shock | 146 |
Management of DHF and Dengue | 157 |
Blue Spells in Tetralogy | 166 |
Drug Therapy in Anaphylaxis | 174 |
Blood Component Therapy | 187 |
Vaccines Immunoglobulins and Antitoxins | 204 |
POISONING | 229 |
Medications Whose Single Dose may | 242 |
ix AntiretroviralHIV drugs | 303 |
x Antifungal drugs | 306 |
xi CVS drugs for shock and CHF | 309 |
xii Antihypertensive drugs | 314 |
xiii Drugs for cardiac arrhythmias | 322 |
xiv Anticonvulsant drugs | 327 |
xv Bronchodilators and drugs for asthma | 340 |
xxiv Hematinics and micronutrients | 400 |
xxv Miscellaneous drugs | 402 |
Dosage of Antimicrobial Agents in Neonates | 427 |
Drugs in Renal Failure | 430 |
SECTION VAPPENDICES | 435 |
Hemolysis inducing agents in G6PD | 437 |
Drugs which may precipitate acute porphyria | 439 |
Hematologic adverse effects of drugs | 440 |
Fever due to drugs | 443 |
Discoloration of stools due to drugs | 444 |
Antimicrobials in hepatic disease | 446 |
Drugdrug interactions | 447 |
Comparison of action of narcotic analgesics | 457 |
Calculation of body surface area | 463 |
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