Pharmacology Online for Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 9th Edition

• NEW! Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content.
• NEW! Enhanced discussion questions have students apply content from textbook reading to address true-to-life clinical situations like those they will encounter in practice.
• UNIQUE! Roadside Assistance video clips use humor and analogy to bring key pharmacology content to life.

• NEW! Thoroughly updated drug content reflects the very latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and therapeutic uses, as well as corresponding updated nursing content
• NEW! Enhanced discussion questions have you apply content from textbook reading to address true-to-life clinical situations like those you will encounter in practice.
• NEW! Numerous updated illustrations help explain difficult to understand concepts.

PART ONE: PHARMACOLOGY BASICS Self-Study Module: Overview of Pharmacology Self-Study Module: Pharmaceutics Self-Study Module: Pharmacokinetics 1: Absorption Self-Study Module: Pharmacokinetics 2: Distribution Self-Study Module: Pharmacokinetics 3: Metabolism Self-Study Module: Pharmacokinetics 4: Excretion Self-Study Module: Pharmacokinetics 5: Plasma Drug Concentrations Self-Study Module: Pharmacodynamics: Dose-Response Relationships and Receptors Self-Study Module: Pharmacotherapeutics 1: Assessment and Monitoring Self-Study Module: Pharmacotherapeutics 2: Drug-Drug Interactions Self-Study Module: Pharmacotherapeutics 3: Drug-Food and Drug-Nutrient Interactions Self-Study Module: Pharmacotherapeutics 4: Medication Misadventures Self-Study Module: Drug Calculation Review Case Study: Medication Errors and Medication Administration Case Study: The Elderly and Polypharmacy Case Study: Herbal Therapy Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Herbal Supplements Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Poisoning Prevention Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART TWO: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Self-Study Module: Neuropharmacology Self-Study Module: Pain Case Study: Antidepressants Case Study: Pain Case Study: Antiseizure/Antiepileptic Medications Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Parkinson’s Disease Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Substance Abuse Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART THREE: DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Case Study 3: Adrenergic Agonists Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Hypertension Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Myasthenia Gravis Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART FOUR: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEMS Self-Study Module: Antihypertensives Self-Study Module: Pharmacotherapy of Atherogenic Dyslipidemia Case Study: Antiangina Medications and Coronary Heart Disease Case Study: Diuretics and Potassium Imbalances Case Study: Anticoagulants Case Study: Medications for Advanced Cardiac Life Support Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Hyperlipidemia Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Drug-Induced Hypokalemia Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART FIVE: DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS Self-Study Module: Medications for Diabetes Mellitus Case Study: Hypothyroidism Therapy in Pregnancy Case Study: Oral Antidiabetic Medications Case Study: Oral Contraception Case Study: Osteoporosis Therapy Case Study: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Addison’s disease Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Erectile Dysfunction Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Infertility Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART SIX: DRUGS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Self-Study Module: Medications for Asthma Case Study 6: Asthma Therapy Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Nasal Allergy Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART SEVEN: ANTIINFECTIVE AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS Self-Study Module: Essentials of Antibacterial Therapy Case Study: Infection and Antibiotics Case Study: Malaria Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Tuberculosis Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Pinworms Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Rheumatoid Arthritis Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART EIGHT: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS AND IMMUNE AND BIOLOGIC MODIFIERS Case Study: Immunizations Case Study: Managing Side Effects of Anticancer Drugs Case Study: Multiple Sclerosis Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Breast cancer Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Transplantation Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART NINE: DRUGS AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND NUTRITION Self-Study Module: Medications for Peptic Ulcer Disease with H. pylori Case Study: Laxatives Case Study: Nutrition Case Study: Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease Case Study: Anemia Drugs Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Nausea Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

PART TEN:  DERMATOLOGIC, OPHTHALMIC, AND OTIC DRUGS Case Study 10: Isotretinoin Therapy in a Female Patient Care Planning Activity and Answer Guidelines: Glaucoma Interactive Learning Activities Practice Quizzes for the NCLEX Examination

LIBRARY OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES Roadside Assistance Video Clips • What's in a Name?: Deciphering Drug Names • Presto. . . Change-o: Understanding Drug Metabolism • The Donut Decay Principle: Understanding Drug Half-life (Part 1) • The Number Shall Be Five. . . and Five Shall Be the Number: Understanding Drug Half-life (Part 2) • I Saw You from Across a Crowded Room: Understanding Agonists and Antagonists (Part 1) • I Thought We Had Some Chemistry: Understanding Agonists and Antagonists (Part 2) • Striking the Mother Lode: Polypharmacy and the Danger of Drug Interactions • To Err is Human, But It Can Have Consequences: Targeting Medication Errors • Different Strokes. . . or Nausea or Headaches or Indigestion. . . for Different Folks: Understanding Individual Variations in Drug Response • Take Me Out to the Synapse: Understanding the Basis of Neuropharmacology • A Game of Musical Chairs: Understanding Protein Binding Drug Interactions • Friday Night at the Supermarket: Understanding Inhibition of Drug Metabolism • Big Things CAN Come in Little Packages: Understanding Drug Potency • It's Just a Chemical Imbalance: Understanding the Basics of Psychopharmacology • When Drugs Lose Their Punch: Understanding Drug Tolerance • "Fight or Flight" and "Rest and Digest": Understanding Drugs and the Autonomic Nervous System

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