A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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• Comprehensive coverage of drugs in use to offer security in any clinical setting
• Succinct and clear information in boxes, lists etc to facilitate assimilation of information ‘on the spot’
• Attractive page design and well signposted layout to enable quick access to the right information
• Flexicover to maintain quality in a clinical setting and when frequently used
• Covers basic pharmacology including drug absorption and metabolism as well as explaining how drugs actually work
• Fully up to date with government guidelines e,g, from NICE, the Resuscitation Council and the British Thoracic Society etc.
• Additional sections on the legal aspects of administering and prescribing drugs, drug calculations and paediatric doses
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SECTION 1 Principles of Pharmacology
1.1 Introduction to pharmacology
1.2 The law, drugs, prescribing and medicines management
1.3 Formulation and administration
1.4 Pharmacokinetics
1.5 Pharmacodynamics
1.6 Adverse drug reactions
SECTION 2 Autonomic Nervous System
2.1 Autonomic nervous system - overview
2.2 Adrenergic pharmacology
2.3 Cholinergic pharmacology
SECTION 3 Pain, analgesia and anaesthesia
3.1 Pain, analgesia and anaesthesia - overview
3.2 Opioid analgesia
3.3 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol
3.4 Anaesthesia
SECTION 4 Central Nervous System
4.1 Central nervous system - overview
4.2 Chemical transmission in the brain
4.3 Epilepsy
4.4 Antipsychotics
4.5 Antidepressants and mood stabilisers
4.6 Anxiolytics and hypnotics
4.7 Neurodegenerative disorders
SECTION 5 Cardiovascular System
5.1 Cardiovascular system - overview
5.2 Hypertension
5.3 Atherosclerosis and lipid-lowering drugs
5.4 Ischaemic heart disease
5.5 Cardiac arrhythmias
5.6 Cardiac failure
5.7 Antithrombotics
SECTION 6 Respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal systems
6.1 Respiratory system
6.2 Renal system and diuretics
6.3 Gastrointestinal tract
SECTION 7 Endocrine System
7.1 Endocrine pancreas and diabetes mellitus
7.2 Pituitary gland and adrenal cortex
7.3 Disorders of bone and bone metabolism
7.4 Sex hormones
7.5 Pregnancy
SECTION 8 Chemotherapy
8.1 Cancer chemotherapy
8.2 Antimicrobial drugs
SECTION 9 Other areas of pharmacology
9.1 Herbal medicines
9.2 Paediatric pharmacology
9.3 Drugs and the elderly
9.4 Topical drugs
9.5 Emergency treatment of poisoning
References
Further reading
Appendix: drug measurement and calculation
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