A. R. Zlatkina Presents modern concepts of the etiology, pathogenesis, and
diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases and approaches to pathogenetic drug
therapy thereof. Discusses the philosophy of dietetic and drug therapy and
informs about new drugs. L. I. Olbinskaya Presents modern classification of antihypertensive drugs, describes
their clinical and pharmacodynamic effects, demonstrates the principles of
choice of antihypertensive therapy, and discusses problems in daily
monitoring of arterial pressure. Presents the new drugs used for treating
arterial hypertension and offers recommendations on new approaches to the
use of well-known drugs.Offers control tests of different levels to check
up the knowledge of modern antihypertensive therapy. S. D. Podymova The third edition (the first and second ones were published in 1984
and 1993, respectively) presents new data about acute and chronic viral
hepatitides, antiviral therapy, treatment of hepatic encephalopathy,
portal hypertension, ascitis, and transplantation of the liver. All
diseases are described with due consideration for the new classification
of liver diseases. Data on liver structure and function, on clinical
syndromes, laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods are presented.
The ethiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, and treatment of all major
focal and diffuse diseases of the liver and its involvement in chronic
infections, endocrine, hematologic, and circulatory diseases, metabolic
disorders, diseases of the liver in pregnancy and in infancy, and those
induced by drugs and toxins are discussed. |