Pharmacology in Rehabilitation (Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles D. Ciccone
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 3411
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 653
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0803613776
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.1
EAN: 9780803613775
ASIN: 0803613776
Publication Date: February 16, 2007
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Dr. Ciccone Comprehensively covers all the major drug categories that are relevant to rehabilitationl specialists, focusing on drug indications, mechanism of action, and impact on rehabilitation in his thoroughly revised text drawn from the most current peer-reviewed research. With the science of pharmacology changing so rapidly, students and clinicians need this up-to-date, relevant, and credible source of information. This new 4th edition continues to be user friendly - complex information is presented in a clear, organized manner and the text demystifies the practice of pharmacology.
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Excellent Resource! August 2, 2008
This textbook is an excellent resource for any medical professional interested in how medications work and their possible adverse effects or effect on patient behavior.
Pharmacology in rehabilitation June 6, 2008
Excellent book! Well-written, very easy to understand. This book covers basic neurology, anatomy, and physiology, thus provides an excellent review! It also explains very well in details how drugs act on the body. Highly recommed to physical therapy students, medicine students, and the other medical discipline students.
 Good reference March 16, 2008
I am currently using this textbook for a pharmacology course for a tDPT pharmacology course. This book provides a lot of in depth detail about every drug category and tries to give some insight into how it affect therapy assessments and plan of care. It works best as a reference versus a full book read in my opinion. Ciccone does a good job of really explaining the drug classes mechanism of action on the body. It gives a more in depth explanation of than just a drug reference book or what can be found online and it is tailored to things therapists care about(postural hypotension, exercise tolerance, alertness, etc). This book certainly makes a good buy for any therapists reference section but with the constant change in drugs and new findings it will be outdated easily even with the 2007 edition. I recommend some type of online update drug program in conjunction (such as Epocreates).
Is this book worth it? February 13, 2008
I would assume that the majority of people who would buy this book are taking a class in pharmacology. I have had alot of recommended text books that were not worth even taking out of the wrapper, but this book is not one of them. The author's actually spent the time to organize and gather relatively current information and then put a hard cover on it. It's getting harder and harder to get that combination. I gave this a 5 star rating because it really will be a book you will keep and reference after the class is over.
Pharmacology in Rehabilitation December 21, 2007
This is an easy-to-read, very concise and to the point text book. Ciccone does a great job of summarizing each disease process, listing the drugs used in their management, and including excellent case studies as they pertain to rehabilitation. Of particular help were the boxes at the end of each chapter which detailed any rehabilitation concerns that should be addressed in treating patients using particular pharmacological intervention. I actually read this book from start to finish and can claim to have read an entire textbook, a first for me.
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