Title:
Focus on nursing pharmacology / Amy M Karch.
Main Entry:
Karch, Amy M.
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Publication Date:
2006.
Publication Place:
Philadelphia :
ISBN:
0781753708 (pbk : alk. paper)
0781762790 (CD-ROM)
Subject:
Pharmacology.
Nursing.
Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Nurses' Instruction.
Drug Therapy -- Nurses' Instruction.
Pharmacology -- Nurses' Instruction.
Edition:
3rd ed.
Contents:
pt. 1. Introduction to nursing pharmacology -- Introduction to drugs -- Drugs and the body -- Toxic effects of drugs -- Nursing management -- Dosage calculations -- Drug therapy in the 21st century -- pt. 2. Chemotherapeutic agents -- Introduction to cell physiology -- Anti-infective agents -- Antibiotics -- Antiviral agents -- Antifungal agents -- Antiprotozoal agents -- Anthelmintic agents -- Antineoplastic agents -- pt. 3. Drugs acting on the immune system -- Introduction to the immune response and inflammation -- Anti-inflammatory agents -- Immune modulators -- Vaccines and sera -- pt. 4. Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems -- Introduction to nerves and the nervous system -- Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents -- Antidepressant agents -- Psychotherapeutic agents -- Antiepileptic agents -- Antiparkinsonism agents -- Muscle relaxants -- Narcotics and antimigraine agents -- General and local anesthetic agents -- Neuromuscular junction blocking agents --
pt. 5. Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system -- Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergic agents -- Adrenergic blocking agents -- Cholinergic agents -- Anticholinergic agents -- pt. 6. Drugs acting on the endocrine system -- Introduction to the endocrine system -- Hypothalamic and pituitary agents -- Adrenocortical agents -- Thyroid and parathyroid agents -- Antidiabetic agents -- pt. 7. Drugs acting on the reproductive system -- Introduction to the reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the female reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the male reproductive system -- pt. 8. Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system -- Introduction to the cardiovascular system -- Drugs affecting blood pressure -- Cardiotonic agents -- Antiarrhythmic agents -- Antianginal agents -- Lipid-lowering agents -- Drugs affecting blood coagulation -- Drugs used to treat anemias --
pt. 9. Drugs acting on the renal system -- Introduction to the kidneys and the urinary tract -- Diuretic agents -- Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder -- pt. 10. Drugs acting on the respiratory system -- Introduction to the respiratory system -- Drugs acting on the upper respiratory tract -- Drugs used to treat obstructive pulmonary disorders -- pt. 11. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system -- Introduction to the gastrointestinal system -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions -- Laxative and antidiarrheal agents -- Emetic and antiemetic agents -- Appendices: parenteral agents ; topical agents ; ophthalmic agents ; vitamins ; alternative and complementary therapies.
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