About the Book
A veteran hockey writer takes on hockey culture and the NHL--addressing the games most controversial issue Whether its on-ice fist fights or head shots into the glass, hockey has become a nightly news spectacle--with players pummeling and bashing each other across the ice like drunken gladiators. And while the NHL may actually condone on-ice violence as a ticket draw, diehard hockey fan and expert Adam Proteau argues against hockeys transformation into a thuggish blood sport. In Fighting the Good Fight, Proteau sheds light on the many perspectives of those in and around the game, with interviews of current and former NHL stars, coaches, general managers, and league executives, as well as medical experts. One of the most well-known media figures on the hockey scene today, famous for his funny, feisty observations as a writer for the Toronto Star and The Hockey News and commentator on CBC radio and TV, Adam Proteau is also one of the few mainstream media voices who is vehemently anti-fighting in hockey.
Not only is his book a plea to the games gatekeepers to finally clamp down on the runaway violence that permeates the sport even at its highest level, he offers realistic suggestions on ways to finally clean the game up. *Includes interviews with medical experts on head injuries and concussions, as well as with other members of the media *The author not only wages an attack on the value of fighting in hockey--but also on the establishment hockey culture Covering the most polarizing issue in hockey today, Fighting the Good Fight gives hockey fans and sports lovers everywhere a reason to stamp their feet and whistle--at a rare display of eloquence and common sense. WebCatUpdater-Profile-21@1326742153615
Table of Contents:
Contributors, iv Preface, vi Acknowledgements, vii Part 1 Principles of Clinical Pharmacology 1 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, 3 2 Clinical trials and drug development, 12 Part 2 Aspects of Therapeutics 3 Drugs and gastrointestinal disease, 21 4 Management of coronary artery disease and its complications, 33 5 Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, 58 6 Drugs used to treat respiratory disease, 78 7 Drugs used to treat neurological disease, 89 8 Treatment of psychiatric disorders, 108 9 Antimicrobial therapy, 124 10 HIV and antiretroviral treatment, 148 11 Travel medicine and tropical disease, 160 12 Drugs and endocrine disease, 171 13 Drugs and the reproductive system, 190 14 Drugs and the urological system, 199 15 Cancer therapeutics, 205 16 Immunopharmacology, 217 17 Corticosteroids, 225 18 Drugs and the blood including anticoagulants and thrombolytic drugs, 229 19 Drugs and inflammatory joint disease, 244 20 Anaesthesia and the relief of pain, 254 Part 3 Practical Aspects of Prescribing 21 Clinical pharmacokinetics: dosage individualisation, 267 22 Influence of renal and hepatic disease on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, 273 23 Prescribing at extremes of age, 278 24 Drugs in pregnant and breastfeeding women, 282 25 Pharmacoeconomics: the economic evaluation of new drugs, 290 26 Poisoning and drug overdose, 297 27 Drugs you may need in a hurry, 313 28 Prescribing and its pitfalls, 318 Index, 326
About the Author :
Gerard A. McKay: Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Royal Infirmary John L. Reid: Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Glasgow Matthew R. Walters: Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Honorary Consultant Physician, Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow
Review :
Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team will help experienced veterinary technicians set up various clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. It provides a good explanation of basic laboratory practices, the underlying concepts of many laboratory tests, and the physiology of common disease conditions. This book is well worth the price. (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2010)This book provides a good overall summary of basic clinical pathology in small animals. Although it is fairly short and concise, it contains all the necessary relevant information and includes a CD that takes readers thorough six complicated cases, step by step. This is a useful book that would be a handy reference to have in a practice. It is easy to read, concise, and informative. Although it is aimed at small animal veterinary teams, it includes limited information about large animal species, which is important for a good, general understanding. (Doodys, December 2010)Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team offers a fine recourse for technical team members involved in clinical diagnostic evaluation. Machinery calibration, normal anatomy, clinical diagnostics and more are revealed in chapters that provide key technical information for Obtaining and evaluating samples, surveying the disease process, the progress of identification and treatment, and including a DVD with interactive cases. Vet collections need this! (THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, November 2010)Rosenfeld, a veterinarian who is associated with an education corporation that specializes in seminar training for the hospital team, and Dial (veterinary science and microbiology, U. of Arizona) provide a resource for technical veterinary team members performing clinical diagnostic evaluation in small animal lab work. (Book News, September 2010) ReviewUpdater-Profile-21@1326747466110
