| Description |
xiv, 961 pages ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Sect. I. General Principles of Pharmacology. 1. The Nurse's Role in the Management of Drug Therapy. 2. Methods of Drug Administration. 3. Interaction of Drugs With Body Tissues: Pharmacokinetics. 4. Basic Sites and Mechanisms of Drug Action: Pharmacodynamics. 5. Pharmacologic Basis of Adverse Drug Reactions. 6. Drug Interactions. 7. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 8. Pediatric Pharmacology. 9. Geriatric Pharmacology. 10. Legal Aspects of Drug Therapy -- Sect. II. Drugs Acting on the Nervous System. 11. The Nervous System: A Review. 12. Cholinergic Drugs. 13. Anticholinergic Drugs. 14. Adrenergic Drugs. 15. Adrenergic Blocking Agents. 16. Antihistamine and Antiserotonin Agents. 17. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants. 18. Local Anesthetics. 19. General Anesthetics. 20. Narcotic Analgesics (Agonists) and Antagonists. 21. Nonnarcotic Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Drugs. 22. Barbiturate Sedative-Hypnotics. 23. Nonbarbiturate Sedative-Hypnotics. 24. Antipsychotic Drugs. 25. Antianxiety Drugs. 26. Antidepressants. 27. Anticonvulsants. 28. Antiparkinsonian Drugs. 29. Central Nervous System Stimulants -- Sect. III. Drug Acting on the Cardiovascular System. 30. Cardiovascular Physiology: A Review. 31. Cardiotonic Drugs. 32. Antiarrhythmic Drugs. 33. Antihypertensive Drugs. 34. Antianginal Agents and Vasodilators. 35. Prophylaxis of Atherosclerosis: Hypolipemic Drugs. 36. Antianemic Drugs. 37. Anticoagulant, Thrombolytic, and Hemostatic Drugs -- Sect. IV. Drugs Acting on the Renal System. 38. Renal Physiology: A Review. 39. Diuretics -- Sect. V. Drugs Acting on the Endocrine Glands. 40. The Endocrine Glands: A Review. 41. Hypophysial Hormones. 42. Thyroid Hormones and Antithyroid Drugs. 43. Parathyroid Drugs, Calcitonin, and Calcium. 44. Antidiabetic and Hyperglycemic Agents. 45. Adrenal Cortical Steroids. 46. Estrogens and Progestins. 47. Drugs Used in Fertility Control. 48. Androgens and Anabolic Steroids -- Sect. VI. Drugs Acting on Gastrointestinal Function. 49. Gastrointestinal Physiology: A Review. 50. Antacids and Antiulcer Drugs. 51. Digestants and Gallstone-Solubilizing Agents. 52. Laxatives. 53. Antidiarrheal Drugs. 54. Gastrointestinal Stimulants, Emetics, and Antiemetics -- Sect. VII. Drugs Acting on Respiratory Function. 55. Respiratory Physiology: A Review. 56. Antitussives, Expectorants, and Mucolytics. 57. Bronchodilators and Other Antiasthmatics -- Sect. VIII. Anti-infective and Chemotherapeutic Agents. 58. Anti-infective Therapy: General Considerations. 59. Sulfonamides. 60. Penicillins, Carbapenems, and Monobactams. 61. Cephalosporins. 62. Tetracyclines and Quinolones. 63. Macrolide Antibiotics. 64. Aminoglycosides. 65. Polypeptides. 66. Urinary Anti-infectives. 67. Miscellaneous Antibiotics. 68. Antitubercular Agents. 69. Antimalarial Agents. 70. Anthelmintics. 71. Amebicides. 72. Antifungal Agents. 73. Antiviral Agents. 74. Antineoplastic Agents -- Sect. IX. Nutrients, Fluids, and Electrolytes. 75. Vitamins. 76. Nutrients, Minerals, Fluids, and Electrolytes -- Sect. X. Drugs Affecting the Immune System. 77. Serums and Vaccines. 78. Immunomodulators -- Sect. XI. Miscellaneous Agents. 79. Dermatologic Drugs. 80. Diagnostic Agents. 81. Miscellaneous Drug Products -- Sect. XII. Drug Dependence and Addiction. 82. Drug Abuse. App. A Common Abbreviations -- App. B Normal Laboratory Values and Pulmonary Function Tests -- App. C FDA Pregnancy Categories -- App. D Drug Compatibility Guide |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published: 1990 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Chemotherapy.
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Drugs -- Administration.
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Drugs.
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Nursing.
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Pharmacology.
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Drug Therapy.
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Pharmacology.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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| Author |
Balkon, Nancy.
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Goldstein, Frederick J.
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| LC no. |
94023363 |
| ISBN |
0397550618 |
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