Pharmacology for nursing care /

Lehne, Richard A., 1943-

Pharmacology for nursing care / Richard A. Lehne, in consultation with Linda A. Moore, Leanna J. Crosby, Diane B. Hamilton. - 6th edition - St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders Elsevier, c2007. - xxii, 1354 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I. Introduction
1. Orientation of pharmacology
2. Application of pharmacology in nursing practice
3. Drug regulation, development, names, and information

II. Basic principles of pharmacology
4. Pharmacokinetics
5. Pharmacodynamics
6. Drug interactions
7. Adverse drug reactions and medication errors
8. Individual variation in drug responses

III. Drug therapy across the life span
9. Drug therapy during pregnancy and breast-feeding
10. Drug therapy in pediatric patients
11. Drug therapy in geriatric patients

IV. Peripheral nervous system drugs
12. Basic principles of neuropharmacology
13. Physiology of the peripheral nervous system
14. Muscarinic agonists and antagonists
15. Cholinesterase inhibitors and their use in myasthenia gravis
16. Drugs that block nicotinic cholinergic transmission : neuromuscular blocking agents and ganglionic blocking agents
17. Adrenergic agonists
18. Adrenergic antagonists
19. Indirect-acting antiadrenergic agents

V. Central Nervous system drugs
VI. Drugs that affect fluid and electrolyte Balance
40. Diuretics
41, Agents affecting the volume and ion content of body fluids

VII. Drugs that affect the heart, blood vessels and blood
42. Review of hemodynamics
43. Drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system --
44. Calcium channel blockers
45. Vasodilators
46. Drugs for hypertension
47. Drugs for heart failure
48. Antidysrhythmic drugs
49. Prophylaxis of coronary heart disease : drugs that lower LDL cholesterol levels
50. Drugs for angina pectoris
51. Anticoagulant, antiplatelet, and thrombolytic drugs
52. Management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction
53. Drugs for hemophilia
54. Drugs for deficiency anemias
55. Hematopoietic growth factors

VIII. Drugs for endocrine disorders
56. Drugs for diabetes mellitus
57. Drugs for thyroid disorders
58. Drugs related to hypothalamic and pituitary function
59. Drugs for disorders of the adrenal cortex

IX. Women's health
60. Estrogens and progestins : basic pharmacology and noncontraceptive applications --
61. Birth control --
62. Drug therapy of infertility --
63. Drugs that affect uterine function

X. Men's health
64. Androgens
65. Drugs for erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia

XI. Anti-inflammatory, antiallergic,and immunologic dugs
66. Review of the immune system
67. Childhood immunization
68. Immunosuppressants
69. Antihistamines
70. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors : nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen
71. Glucocorticoids in nonendocrine diseases

XII. Drugs for bone and joint disorders
72. Drug therapy of rheumatoid arthritis and gout
73. Drugs affecting calcium levels and bone mineralization

XIII. Respiratory Tract drugs
74. Drugs for asthma
75. Drugs for allergic rhinitis, cough, and colds

XIV. Gastrointestinal drugs
76. Drugs for peptic ulcer disease
77. Laxatives
78. Other gastrointestinal drugs

XV. Nutrition
79. Vitamins
80. Enteral and parenteral nutrition
81. Drugs for obesity
82. Basic principles of antimicrobial therapy
83. Drugs that weaken the bacterial cell wall I : penicillins
84. Drugs that weaken the bacteria cell wall II : cephalosporins, carbapenems, vancomycin, aztreonam, teicoplanin, and fosfomycin 85. Bacteriostatic inhibitors of protein synthesis : tetracyclines, macrolides, and others
86. Aminoglycosides : bactericidal inhibitors of protein synthesis
87. Sulfonamides and trimethoprim
88. Drug therapy of urinary tract infections
89. Antimycobacterial agents : drugs for tuberculosis, leprosy, and Mycobacterium avium complex infection --
90. Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs : fluoroquinolones, metronidazole, daptomycin, rifampin, bacitracin, and polymyxins
91. Antifungal agents
92. Antiviral agents I : drugs for non-HIV viral infections
93. Antiviral agents II : drugs for HIV infection and related opportunistic infections
94. Drug therapy of sexually transmitted diseases
95. Antiseptics and disinfectants

XVII: Chemotherapy of parasitic diseases
96. Anthelmintics
97. Antiprotozoal drugs I : antimalarial agents
98. Antiprotozoal drugs II : miscellaneous agents
99. Ectoparasiticides

XVIII. Cancer chemotherapy
100. Basic principles of cancer chemotherapy
101. Anticancer drugs I : cytotoxic agents
102. Anticancer drugs II : hormonal agents, biologic response modifiers, and targeted drugs

XIX. Additional important drugs
103. Drugs for the eye
104. Drugs for the skin
105. Drugs for the ear
106. Miscellaneous noteworthy drugs

XX. Alternative therapy
107. Herbal supplements

XXI Toxicology
108. Management of poisoning
109. Potential weapons of biologic, radiologic, and chemical terrorism

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Pharmacology.
Nursing.
Drug Therapy--Nurses' Instruction.
Pharmacology--Nurses' Instruction.

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