Terapeutică medicală

This guide shows how to treat common diseases and prescribe drugs. Doctors can use it to train and care for patients. Medical students can use it for these tasks too. Adrian Covic and Gabriel Ungureanu draw on recent research. They use it to guide choices about care. They also weigh right and wrong in treatment.

The book covers asthma and pleural disease. The latter affects the lining around the lungs. It covers ischemic heart disease too. This disease limits blood flow to the heart. It looks at cancer of the esophagus. This tube carries food to the stomach. Other topics are ulcers and acute pancreatitis. The latter is a sudden swelling of the pancreas. The book also covers leukemias. These cancers affect cells that form blood.

This revised fourth edition adds chapters on electrical treatment for arrhythmias. These are heart rhythms that are not normal. It adds a chapter on cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This aims to restart breathing and blood flow. It also covers cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. This helps the heart and lungs regain strength. It looks at anticoagulant drugs too. These help stop blood clots from forming. It covers pain care and ways to treat osteoporosis. This disease makes bones weak.

More authors and coordinators have joined the team for this edition. They bring skills in patient care, teaching, and research. Their work broadens the book's scope. It also brings the guide's advice on treatment up to date. The book forms part of the BIOS series.