TY - BOOK AU - Karch,Amy Morrison TI - Focus on nursing pharmacology SN - 0781735386 (alk. paper) PY - 2003/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Pharmacology KW - Nursing KW - Pharmaceutical Preparations KW - Nurses' Instruction KW - Drug Therapy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Content pt. 1. Introduction to nursing pharmacology. 1. Introduction to drugs 2. Drugs and the body 3. Toxic effects of drugs 4. Nursing management 5. Dosage calculations 6. Drug therapy in the 21st century pt. 2. Chemotherapeutic agents. 7. Introduction to cell physiology 8. Anti-infective agents 9. Antibiotics 10. Antiviral agents 11. Antifungal agents 12. Antiprotozoal agents 13. Anthelmintic agents 14. Antineoplastic agents pt. 3. Drugs acting on the immune system. 15. Introduction to the immune response and inflammation 16. Anti-inflammatory agents 17. Immune modulators 18. Vaccines and sera pt. 4. Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems. 19. Introduction to nerves and the nervous system 20. Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents 21. Antidepressant agents 22. Psychotherapeutic agents 23. Antiepileptic agents 24. Antiparkinsonism agents 25. Muscle relaxants 26. Narcotics and antimigraine agents 27. General and local anesthetic agents 28. Neuromuscular junction blocking agents pt. 5. Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system. 29. Introduction to the autonomic nervous system 30. Adrenergic agents 31. Adrenergic blocking agents 32. Cholinergic agents 33. Anticholinergic agents pt. 6. Drugs acting on the endocrine system. 34. Introduction to the endocrine system 35. Hypothalamic and pituitary agents 36. Adrenocortical agents 37. Thyroid and parathyroid agents 38. Antidiabetic agents pt. 7. Drugs acting on the reproductive system. 39. Introduction to the reproductive system 40. Drugs affecting the female reproductive system 41. Drugs affecting the male reproductive system pt. 8. Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system. 42. Introduction to the cardiovascular system 43. Drugs affecting blood pressure 44. Cardiotonic agents 45. Antiarrhythmic agents 46. Antianginal agents 47. Lipid-lowering agents 48. Drugs affecting blood coagulation 49. Drugs used to treat anemias pt. 9. Drugs acting on the renal system. 50. Introduction to the kidneys and the urinary tract 51. Diuretic agents 52. Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder pt. 10. Drugs acting on the respiratory system. 53. Introduction to the respiratory system 54. Drugs acting on the upper respiratory tract 55. Drugs used to treat obstructive pulmonary disorders pt. 11. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system. 56. Introduction to the gastrointestinal system 57. Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions 58. Laxative and antidiarrheal agents 59. Emetic and antiemetic agents. UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006029012.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2006029012-d.html ER -