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Study Guide to Accompany Pharmacology for Nursing Care

by: Lehne & Shlafer

Study Guide to Accompany Pharmacology for Nursing Care

by: Lehne & Shlafer

ISBN 13:
9780721601281
ISBN 10:
0721601286
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/19/2003
Publisher: Saunders
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Summary

This study guide features high-claiber learning activities that apply the renowned Dr. Marshal Shlafer's rich experience in teaching pharmacology to a wide range of student learning styles.

I. INTRODUCTION

Orientation to Pharmacology

(1)

Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice

(2)

Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information

(2)

II. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY

Pharmacokinetics

(3)

Pharmacodynamics

(2)

Drug Interactions

(2)

Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors

(2)

Individual Variation in Drug Responses

(3)

III. DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding

(3)

Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients

(4)

Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients

(2)

IV. PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS

Introduction

Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology

(2)

Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System

(4)

Cholinergic Drugs

Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists

(5)

Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis

(4)

Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Ganglionic Blocking Agents

(2)

Adrenergic Drugs

Adrenergic Agonists

(5)

Adrenergic Antagonists

(3)

Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents

(2)

V. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS

Introduction

Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology

(1)

Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Drugs for Parkinson's Disease

(2)

Alzheimer's Disease

(2)

Neurologic Drugs

Drugs for Epilepsy

(4)

Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity

(1)

Drugs for Pain

Local Anesthetics

(2)

General Anesthetics

(2)

Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics

(5)

Pain Management in Patients with Cancer

(6)

Drugs for Headache

(4)

Psychotherapeutic Drugs

Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia

(2)

Antidepressants

(3)

Drugs for Bipolar Disorder

(2)

Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

(3)

Management of Anxiety Disorders

(3)

Central Nervous System Stimulants and Their Use in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

(2)

Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations

(2)

Drug Abuse II: Alcohol

100

(2)

Drug Abuse III: Major Drugs of Abuse (Other than Alcohol)

102

(2)

VI. DRUGS THAT AFFECT FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE

Diuretics

104

(4)

Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids

108

(3)

VII. DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, AND BLOOD

Review of Hemodynamics

111

(2)

Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

113

(3)

Calcium Channel Blockers

116

(3)

Vasodilators

119

(3)

Drugs for Hypertension

122

(5)

Drugs for Heart Failure

127

(5)

Antidysrhythmic Drugs

132

(3)

Prophylaxis of Coronary Heart Disease: Drugs That Lower LDL Cholesterol Levels

135

(3)

Drugs for Angina Pectoris

138

(3)

Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs

141

(5)

Management of Myocardial Infarction

146

(2)

Drugs for Deficiency Anemias

148

(2)

Hematopoietic and Thrombopoietic Growth Factors

150

(2)

VIII. DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus

152

(5)

Drugs for Thyroid Disorders

157

(3)

Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function

160

(4)

Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex

164

(2)

Androgens

166

(2)

IX. WOMEN'S HEALTH

Estrogens and Progestins and Their Use in Hormone/Replacement Therapy

168

(2)

Birth Control

170

(5)

Drug Therapy of Infertility

175

(2)

Drugs That Affect Uterine Function

177

(3)

X. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC DRUGS

Review of the Immune System

180

(3)

Childhood Immunization

183

(2)

Immunosuppressants

185

(3)

Antihistamines

188

(3)

Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen

191

(5)

Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Diseases

196

(3)

XI. DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS

Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout

199

(4)

Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization

203

(5)

XII. RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS

Drugs for Asthma

208

(5)

Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and Colds

213

(2)

XIII. GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS

Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease

215

(4)

Laxatives

219

(3)

Other Gastrointestinal Drugs

222

(3)

XIV. NUTRITION

Vitamins

225

(3)

Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

228

(3)

Drugs for Obesity

231

(3)

XV. CHEMOTHERAPY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy

234

(4)

Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins

238

(4)

Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Cephalosporins, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Vancomycin, Teicoplanin, and Fosfomycin

242

(4)

Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Linezolid, Dalfopristin/Quinupristin, and Spectinomycin

246

(4)

Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis

250

(3)

Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim

253

(3)

Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections

256

(3)

Antimycobacterial Agents: Drugs for Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection

259

(4)

Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs: Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole, Rifampin, Bacitracin, and Polymyxins

263

(2)

Antifungal Agents

265

(3)

Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections

268

(4)

Antiviral Drugs II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related Opportunistic Infections

272

(6)

Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

278

(2)

Antiseptics and Disinfectants

280

(1)

XVI. CHEMOTHERAPY OF PARASITIC DISEASES

Anthelmintics

281

(2)

Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents

283

(3)

Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents

286

(1)

Ectoparasiticides

287

(2)

XVII. ANTICANCER DRUGS

Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy

289

(3)

Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents

292

(5)

Anticancer Drugs II: Hormones, Hormone Antagonists, Biologic Response Modifiers, and Other Anticancer Drugs

297

(3)

XVIII. ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DRUGS

Drugs for the Eye

300

(2)

Drugs for the Skin

302

(3)

Drugs for the Ear

305

(3)

Miscellaneous Noteworthy Drugs

308

(5)

XVIX. ALTERNATIVE THERAPY

Herbal Supplements

313

(3)

XX. TOXICOLOGY

Management of Poisoning

316

(3)

Potential Weapons of Biologic, Radiologic, and Chemical Terrorism

319

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