TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rice,Jane
TI  - Principles of pharmacology for medical assisting
SN  - 0827357443
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Albany, NY
PB  - Delmar Publishers
KW  - Pharmacology
KW  - Pharmaceutical arithmetic
KW  - Physicians' assistants
KW  - Drugs
KW  - administration & dosage
KW  - programmed instruction
KW  - Drug Therapy
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Physicians' Assistants
N1  - Includes indexes; Contents

Section I: Mathematics and dosage calculations
UNIT 1. Numerals and Fractions 
UNIT 2. Decimal Fractions 
UNIT 3. Ratio and Proportion 
UNIT 4. The Metric System 
UNIT 5. Household Measures 
UNIT 6. Temperature Equivalents 
UNIT 7. Calculating Adult Dosages: Oral and Parenteral
UNIT 8. Calculating Children's Dosages 

Section 2: Introduction to pharmacology
UNIT 9. Drug Sources, Schedules, and Dosages 
UNIT 10. Forms of Drugs and How They Act
UNIT 11. The Medication Order 
UNIT 12. Medication Administration
UNIT 13. Administration of Nonparenteral Medications 
UNIT 14. Parenteral Equipment and Supplies 
UNIT 15. Administration of Parenteral Medications
UNIT 16. Allergy: An Overview 

Section 3: Drugs, vitamins and minerals, and substance abuse
UNIT 17. Antibiotic Agents 
UNIT 18. Antifungal, Antiviral, and Immunizing Agents 
UNIT 19. Antineoplastic Agents Cancer Treatment of the 
UNIT 20. Vitamins and minerals
UNIT 21. Psychotropic Agents 
UNIT 22. Substance Abuse

Section 4: Effects of medications on body systems
UNIT 23. Medications Used for Musculoskeletal System Disorders 
UNIT 24. Medications Used for Gastrointestinal System Disorders 
UNIT 25. Medications Used for Circulatory System Disorders 
UNIT 26. Medications That Affect the Respiratory System 
UNIT 27. Diuretics and Medications Used for Urinary System Disorders. 
UNIT 28. Medications Used in Treatment of Endocrine Disorders 
UNIT 29. Medications That Affect the Nervous System 
UNIT 30. Medications That Affect the Reproductive System
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