Carl Lynette L., Gallo Joseph A., Johnson Peter R. Practical Pharmacology in Rehabilitation: Effect of Medication on Therapy

Human Kinetics, 2013. — 640 p.Practical Pharmacology in Rehabilitation is a working guide for optimizing rehabilitation sessions through appropriately timing medication administration. It also discusses medication-associated issues that affect the patient’s rehabilitation progress and provides examples of appropriate interventions the rehabilitation therapist can make regarding medication use in patients. The text summarizes the pathophysiology associated with specific conditions, the medications used to treat these conditions,
methods for optimizing dosing, the most commonly encountered adverse effects, and rehabilitation implications associated with both medication use and the disease state.Contents
Foundations
Introduction to Medication Monitoring by the Rehabilitation Therapist
Medication’s Effects on the Nervous System, Muscle Function, and Cognition
Nutrition in the Rehabilitation Patient
Medications Used to Treat Psychiatric and Cognitive Disorders
Medications Used to Treat Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Medications Used to Treat Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Medications Used to Treat Delirium, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease
Medications Used to Treat Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Insomnia
Medications Used to Treat Neurologic and Movement Disorders
Medications Used to Treat Seizure Disorders
Medications Used to Treat Spasticity and Muscle Spasm
Medications Used to Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Medications Used to Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Myasthenia Gravis
Medications Used to Treat Other Movement Disorders
Medications Used to Treat Pain and Substance-Use Disorders
Medications Used to Treat Pain
Medications Used to Treat Chronic Pain Syndromes
Medications Used to Treat Substance-Use Disorders
Medications Used to Treat Disorders of the Immune System
Medications Used to Treat Infections
Medications Used to Treat Osteoarthritis, Gout, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medications Used to Treat Cancer
Medications Used to Treat Chronic Disease
Medications Used to Treat Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure, and Cardiac Arrhythmias
Medications Used to Treat Peripheral Artery Disease, Stroke, and Coronary Heart Disease
Medications Used to Treat Diabetes
Medications Used to Treat Respiratory Disease
Medications Used to Treat Thyroid Disease, Parathyroid Disease, and Osteoporosis
Medications Used to Treat Gastrointestinal Disorders