Focus on Nursing Pharmacology

by Karch, Amy M.

• ISBN13: 9780781718356
• ISBN10: 078171835X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-13
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This concise, user-friendly text/study guide/CD-ROM package is designed to present students with a streamlined view of contemporary nursing pharmacology. Ideal when used as a companion to a handbook of current drug information, the text reviews previously-learned knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology and integrates it with the fundamentals of pharmacology to help readers understand and retain need-to-know information about each group of drugs discussed. A combination of line art, graphics, and comparative tables makes complex concepts easy to visualize and understand. A Study Guide is included at the back of the text. The CD-ROM, containing more than 700 drug monographs, is a reliable source for specific drug detail, as well as hyperlinks to relevant websites.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Introduction to Nursing Pharmacology	1	(45)
Introduction to Drugs	3	(13)
Drugs and the Body	16	(14)
Toxic Effects of Drugs	30	(8)
Nursing Management	38	(7)
PART 2 Chemotherapeutic Agents	45	(116)
Introduction to Cell Physiology	47	(8)
Anti-Infective Agents	55	(8)
Antibiotics	63	(30)
Antiviral Agents	93	(12)
Antifungal Agents	105	(9)
Antiprotozoal Agents	114	(13)
Anthelmintic Agents	127	(10)
Antineoplastic Agents	137	(24)
PART 3 Drugs Acting on the Immune System	161	(44)
Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation	163	(11)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents	174	(12)
Immune Modulators	186	(10)
Vaccines and Sera	196	(9)
PART 4 Drugs Acting on the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems	205	(124)
Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System	207	(10)
Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents	217	(12)
Antidepressant Agents	229	(13)
Psychotherapeutic Agents	242	(12)
Antiepileptic Agents	254	(14)
Antiparkinsonism Agents	268	(11)
Muscle Relaxants	279	(10)
Narcotics and Antimigraine Agents	289	(16)
General and Local Anesthetic Agents	305	(13)
Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents	318	(11)
PART 5 Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System	329	(56)
Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System	331	(9)
Adrenergic Agents	340	(10)
Adrenergic Blocking Agents	350	(14)
Cholinergic Agents	364	(11)
Anticholinergic Agents	375	(10)
PART 6 Drugs Acting on the Endocrine System	385	(60)
Introduction to the Endocrine System	387	(6)
Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents	393	(11)
Adrenocortical Agents	404	(11)
Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents	415	(16)
Antidiabetic Agents	431	(14)
PART 7 Drugs Acting on the Reproductive System	445	(36)
Introduction to the Reproductive Systems	447	(8)
Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System	455	(15)
Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System	470	(11)
PART 8 Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System	481	(122)
Introduction to the Cardiovascular System	483	(13)
Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure	496	(20)
Cardiotonic Agents	516	(15)
Antiarrhythmic Agents	531	(16)
Antianginal Agents	547	(11)
Lipid-Lowering Agents	558	(13)
Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation	571	(19)
Drugs Used to Treat Anemias	590	(13)
PART 9 Drugs Acting on the Renal System	603	(34)
Introduction to the Kidney and the Urinary Tract	605	(7)
Diuretic Agents	612	(12)
Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder	624	(13)
PART 10 Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System	637	(40)
Introduction to the Respiratory System	639	(6)
Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract	645	(16)
Drugs for Treating Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders	661	(16)
PART 11 Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal System	677	(84)
Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System	679	(6)
Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions	685	(14)
Laxative and Antidiarrheal Agents	699	(10)
Emetic and Antiemetic Agents	709	(8)
Gallstone Solubilizers	717	(44)
Glossary	723	(12)
Appendices: Miscellaneous Drug Groups
A Parenteral Agents	735	(4)
B Diagnostic Agents	739	(4)
C Topical Agents	743	(7)
C-1 Canadian Drug Information (cross-referenced to generic drug name)	750	(6)
C-2 Canadian Immunization Schedules for Infants and Children	756	(2)
C-3 Canadian Narcotic and Controlled Drugs	758	(3)
On CD-ROM:
D Table of Vitamins (see Additional Text Appendix D on CD-ROM)
E Eye Preparations (see Additional Text Appendix E on CD-ROM)
Index	761	(20)
Study Guide	781