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,Table Of Contents
Unit I: Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 01: Orientation To Pharmacology ............................................................................................... 6
Chapter 02: Application Of Pharmacology In Nursing Practice ................................................................ 8
Chapter 03: Drug Regulation, Development, Names, And Information ................................................. 15
Unit Ii: Basic Principles Of Phamacology ..................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 04: Pharmacokinetics ................................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 05: Pharmacodynamics ............................................................................................................. 24
Chapter 06: Drug Interactions ................................................................................................................ 28
Chapter 07: Adverse Drug Reactions And Medication Errors ................................................................. 34
Chapter 08: Individual Variation To Drug Responses ............................................................................. 41
Chapter 09: Genetic And Genomic Considerations ................................................................................ 46
Chapter 10: Introduction To Immunomodulators .................................................................................. 50
Unit Iii: Drug Therapy Across The Life Span ................................................................................................ 54
Chapter 11: Drug Therapy During Pregnancy And Breast-Feeding......................................................... 54
Chapter 12: Drug Therapy In Pediatric Patients ..................................................................................... 58
Chapter 13: Drug Therapy In Older Adults.............................................................................................. 63
Unit Iv: Peripheralnervous System Drugs ................................................................................................... 70
Section 1> Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 14: Basic Principles Of Neuropharmacology ............................................................................. 70
Chapter 15: Physiology Of The Peripheral Nervous System ................................................................... 73
Section 2> Cholinergic Drugs ............................................................................................................. 77
Chapter 16: Muscarinic Agonists ............................................................................................................ 77
Chapter 17: Muscarinic Antagonists ....................................................................................................... 81
Chapter 18: Cholinesterase Inhibitors And Their Use In Myasthenia Gravis .......................................... 85
Chapter 19: Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission ......................................................... 89
Section 3> Adrenergic Drugs ............................................................................................................... 94
Chapter 20: Adrenergic Agonists ............................................................................................................ 94
Chapter 21: Adrenergic Antagonists ....................................................................................................... 99
Chapter 22: Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents .............................................................................. 107
Unit V: Central Nervous System Drugs ..................................................................................................... 112
Section 4>Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 112
Chapter 23: Introduction To Central Nervous System Pharmacology .................................................. 112
, Section 5> Drugs For Neurodegenerative Disorders ........................................................................ 116
Chapter 24: Drugs For Parkinson Disease ............................................................................................. 116
Chapter 25: Drugs For Alzheimer Disease............................................................................................. 123
Chapter 26: Drugs For Multiple Sclerosis.............................................................................................. 128
Section 6> Neurologic Drugs ............................................................................................................. 134
Chapter 27: Drugs For Seizure Disorders .............................................................................................. 134
Chapter 28: Drugs For Muscle Spasm And Spasticity ........................................................................... 143
Section 7>Drugs For Pain .................................................................................................................. 147
Chapter 29: Local Anesthetics............................................................................................................... 147
Chapter 30: General Anesthetics .......................................................................................................... 152
Chapter 31: Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, And Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics ....... 159
Chapter 32: Pain Management In Patients With Cancer ...................................................................... 166
Chapter 33: Drugs For Headache .......................................................................................................... 174
Section 8> Physiotherapeutic Drugs ................................................................................................. 180
Chapter 34: Antipsychotic Agents And Their Use In Schizophrenia ..................................................... 180
Chapter 35: Antidepressants ................................................................................................................ 188
Chapter 36: Drugs For Bipolar Disorder ................................................................................................ 196
Chapter 37: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs ................................................................................................... 202
Chapter 38: Management Of Anxiety Disorders................................................................................... 209
Chapter 39: Central Nervous System Stimulants And Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ........ 214
Section 9>Substance Use Disorders .................................................................................................. 220
Chapter 40: Substance Use Disorders I: Basic Considerations ............................................................. 220
Chapter 41: Substance Use Disorders Ii: Alcohol .................................................................................. 224
Chapter 42: Substance Use Disorders Iii: Nicotine ............................................................................... 232
Chapter 43: Substance Use Disorders Iv: Major Drugs Of Abuse Other Than Alcohol And Nicotine ... 237
Unit Vi: Drugs That Affect Fluid And Elecrolyte Balance........................................................................... 245
Chapter 44: Diuretics ............................................................................................................................ 245
Chapter 45: Agents Affecting The Volume And Ion Content Of Body Fluids ........................................ 250
Unit Vii: Drugs That Affect The Heart, Blood Vessels And Blood .............................................................. 256
Chapter 46: Review Of Hemodynamics ................................................................................................ 256
Chapter 47: Drugs Acting On The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System ......................................... 259
Chapter 48: Calcium Channel Blockers ................................................................................................. 265
Chapter 49: Vasodilators....................................................................................................................... 268
, Chapter 50: Drugs For Hypertension .................................................................................................... 273
Chapter 51: Drugs For Heart Failure ..................................................................................................... 282
Chapter 52: Antidysrhythmic Drugs ...................................................................................................... 291
Chapter 53: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol And Triglyceride Levels ...................................... 300
Chapter 54: Drugs For Angina Pectoris ................................................................................................. 308
Chapter 55: Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, And Thrombolytic Drugs ...................................................... 316
Chapter 56: Management Of St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction ........................................................ 324
Chapter 57: Drugs For Hemophilia ....................................................................................................... 330
Chapter 58: Drugs For Deficiency Anemias........................................................................................... 335
Chapter 59: Hematopoietic Agents....................................................................................................... 342
Unit Viii: Drugs For Endocrine Disorders................................................................................................... 347
Chapter 60: Drugs For Diabetes Mellitus .............................................................................................. 347
Chapter 61: Drugs For Thyroid Disorders ............................................................................................. 355
Chapter 62: Drugs Related To Hypothalamic And Pituitary Function................................................... 362
Chapter 63: Drugs For Disorders Of The Adrenal Cortex ...................................................................... 367
Unit Ix: Women’s Health ........................................................................................................................... 373
Chapter 64: Estrogens And Progestins: Basic Pharmacology And Noncontraceptive Applications ..... 373
Chapter 65: Birth Control ...................................................................................................................... 377
Chapter 66: Drug Therapy For Infertility ............................................................................................... 385
Chapter 67: Drugs That Affect Uterine Function .................................................................................. 390
Unit X: Men’s Health ................................................................................................................................. 395
Chapter 68: Androgens ......................................................................................................................... 395
Chapter 69: Drugs For Erectile Dysfunction And Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ................................... 401
Unit Xi: Antiinflammatory, Antiallergic And Immunologic Drugs ............................................................. 406
Chapter 70: Review Of The Immune System ........................................................................................ 406
Chapter 71: Childhood Immunization ................................................................................................... 411
Chapter 72: Immunosuppressants ........................................................................................................ 418
Chapter 73: Antihistamines .................................................................................................................. 423
Chapter 74: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs And Acetaminophen
.............................................................................................................................................................. 429
Chapter 75: Glucocorticoids In Nonendocrine Disorders ..................................................................... 436
Unit Xii: Drugs For Bone And Joint Disorders............................................................................................ 443
Chapter 76: Drug Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis............................................................................ 443