Disease-induced variations in plasma protein levels. Implications for drug dosage regimens (Part II).

Part I of this article, which appeared in the previous issue of the Journal, discussed the implications of variations in plasma protein levels in a number of diseases: hepatic and renal disease, acute myocardial infarction, burns, cancer, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and inflammatory diseases. In Part II the authors continue their review with a further range of disease states, and consider their import for drug dosages.