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"This text reviews the current state of knowledge of medical and scientific effects associated with cocaine abuse. ""Cocaine: Physiological and Physiopathological Effects"" should help professionals identify and understand the health risks associated with cocaine use and their significance from both individual and public health perspectives. For ease of reference, chapters are organised by specific organ systems. Each chapter provides readers with an up to date review of clinical and research data relevant to the effects of cocaine on that organ system. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, clinical pharmacologists and other health-related professionals should be able to cope more effectively with patients' cocaine-related medical problems using the information in this book. The text includes discussions of the metabolic and neuroendocrine functions of the lungs as they influence the physiological effects of cocaine; effect of smoking cocaine on respiratory function of the lung; effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular system; and effects of cocaine on the brain, and neurological problems associated with cocaine use. An overview of the pathophysiology of cocaine, with emphasis on pertinent scientific issues and suggestions for furthur research, concludes the book. As a whole, ""Cocaine: Physiological and Physiopathological Effects"" should be useful to all health professionals who see patients who use cocaine. Specific chapters should be of interest to more specialised professionals - for example, pulmonologists and respiratory therapists will be especially interested in the chapter on the respiratory effects of cocaine, while cardiologists will be interested in the chapter on cocaine's cardiovascular effects."

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Author:   Alsonso Paredes ,  Barry Stimmel ,  David A. Gorelick
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.422kg
ISBN:  

9781560243113

ISBN 10:   1560243112
Pages:   130
Publication Date:   05 January 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Contents Physiological and Physiopathological Effects of Cocaine  Brain, Lung, and Cardiovascular Interactions With Cocaine and Cocaine-Induced Catecholamine Effects  Electroencephalographic Sleep and Mood During Cocaine Withdrawal  Neuropsychiatric Effects of Cocaine: SPECT Measurements  Respiratory Effects of Cocaine Freebasing Among Habitual Cocaine Users Cardiovascular Effects and Toxicities of Cocaine  Observations on Increased CPK Levels in “Asymptomatic” Cocaine Abusers Pathophysiological Effects of Cocaine in Humans: Review of Scientific Issues  Cocaine: Physiological and Physiopathological Effects Reference Notes Included

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