Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (629 page)

BOOK: Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis
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   Antipsychotic drugs
   Antianxiety drugs
   Cyclic antidepressants
   Lithium
   Cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmics, antianginal, antihypertensive drugs
   Antineoplastic drugs
   Immunosuppressant drugs
   Anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., NSAIDs, steroids)
   Drugs of abuse: addiction treatment, pain management
   Athletic performance enhancement drugs (e.g., androgenic anabolic steroids, erythropoietin)
   Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics (PK) is the study of the time course of drugs in the body. PK seeks to relate the concentration of drug in a specimen to the amount of drug administered (dose). PK investigates

   Absorption
   Distribution
   Metabolism

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