Patient-Centered Pharmacology: Learning System for the Conscientious Prescriber

Contents Unit 1 Conscientious Prescribing in the 21st Century.................................................................................1 1 Conscientious and Rational Prescribing in the 21st Century ...................................1 H. Patrick Roche III, William N. Tindall, John M. Boltri, and Mona M. Sedrak 2 An Introduction to Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics..............................................................19 William N. Tindall, John M. Boltri, and Mona M. Sedrak 3 Communicating With Patients About Medications: A Patient-Centered Approach.....................................35 William N. Tindall and Mona M. Sedrak Unit 2 A Body Systems Approach to Conscientious Prescribing..............................................45 4 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Bone and Joint Disorders........................................45 Sabry Gabriel, Mona M. Sedrak, and James R. Davis 5 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Eye and Ear Disorders................................................65 David E. Burtner, William N. Tindall, and Mona M. Sedrak 6 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disorders........................................85 Alice A. House and Mona M. Sedrak 7 Drugs Used to Regulate Blood Pressure .................................................................................102 Dipesh Patel, Mona M. Sedrak, and John M. Boltri 8 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemias ..........................................................123 Mona M. Sedrak, John M. Boltri, and William N. Tindall 9 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Blood Disorders.........................................................135 Richard Ackermann 10 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders ...................................................................158 William N. Tindall, John M. Boltri, and Mona M. Sedrak 11 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Common Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System.............................................177 Mona M. Sedrak and Dipesh Patel 12 Drugs Used to Treat Endocrine Gland Disorders ..............................................................197 Alice A. House, William N. Tindall, and Mona M. Sedrak 13 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.....................................................221 Mona M. Sedrak, Alice A. House, and William N. Tindall 14 Drugs Used to Treat Common Neurological Conditions ...........................................241 William N. Tindall, Kathy Kemle, and Mona M. Sedrak 15 Practical Pharmacotherapy of Drugs Used to Treat Psychiatric Disorders.............................................................................268 William N. Tindall, John M. Boltri, and Mona M. Sedrak 16 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Skin Disorders............................................................292 Alice A. House, Mona M. Sedrak, and William N. Tindall 17 Modern Approaches to Managing Bacterial Infections.............................309 W. P. Roche III, William N. Tindall, and Mona M. Sedrak 18 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Nonbacterial Infections .......................................338 W.P. Roche III, William N. Tindall, and Mona M. Sedrak xv 2585_FM_i-xvi 02/07/13 6:29 PM Page xv Unit 3 Conscientious Prescribing for Special Populations...............................................................................363 19 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Neoplasms....................................................................363 Hugh S. McLaurin, William N. Tindall, and Mona M. Sedrak 20 Drugs Used to Affect Women’s Health..............................................................380 Monique Davis-Smith, Roberta Weintraut, and Mona M. Sedrak 21 Drugs Used to Affect Men’s Health.....................................................................405 Fred S. Girton and William N. Tindall 22 Prescribing for the Geriatric Patient.............................................................418 Florence T. Baralatei and Richard Ackermann 23 Prescribing for the Pediatric Patient...................................................................................435 Justin Beverly and Edward Clark 24 Drugs Used to Manage Pain ...................................455 Steven A. House 25 The Integrative Medicine Pharmacopoeia: Herbals, Vitamins, and Dietary Supplements..........................................474 Roberta Weintraut and Monique Davis-Smith 26 Agents Used to Manipulate the Immune Response.................................................499 Fred S. Girton Appendix: Answers and Rationales for Learning Exercises ...........................................520 Index ...................................................................533