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Pharmacology for nursing care / Richard A. Lehne, in consultation with Linda A. Moore, Leanna J. Crosby, Diane B. Hamilton.

By: Publication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders Elsevier, c2007.Edition: 6th editionDescription: xxii, 1354 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 1416025529
  • 9781416025528
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • QV 4 L523p 2007
Contents:
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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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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