TY - BOOK ID - 130313966 TI - Essentials of pharmacology for nurses AU - Barber, Paul AU - Robertson, Deborah AU - ebrary, Inc. PY - 2012 SN - 9780335245666 0335245668 PB - Maidenhead McGraw-Hill Education DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:130313966 AB - Essentials of Pharmacology for Nurses; Contents; About the authors; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; Learning objectives; Introduction; Absorption; Distribution; Biotransformation; Excretion; General and molecular aspects; Drug action; Agonistic and antagonistic drug action; Drug specificity; Basic introduction to units and conversions; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 2. Adverse drug reactions and interactions; Learning objectives; Introduction. Main mechanisms of drug interactionsAdverse drug reactions; Clinical significance of drug interactions to the patient; Major groups of drugs involved in adverse drug reactions; Steps in minimizing the effects of adverse drug reactions; Age-related adverse drug reactions; Case studies; Key learning points; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 3. Local anaesthetics and analgesics; Learning objectives; Introduction; Types of pain; Local anaesthetics; The analgesic ladder; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Paracetamol; Opioid analgesics; Opioid antagonists; Case studies. Key learning pointsCalculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 4. Antimicrobials; Learning objectives; Introduction; Interference with folate; Beta-lactam antibiotics; Interference with protein synthesis; Inhibition of bacterial DNA; Antibiotic resistance; Issues with neonates and children; Drugs used to treat tuberculosis; Viral disease; Human immunodeficiency virus; Other antiviral drugs; Fungal infections; Antifungal drugs; Protozoa; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 5. Anti-inflammatory drugs. Learning objectivesIntroduction; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Cyclo-oxygenase pathway 2 inhibitors; Aspirin; Paracetamol; Histamine; Steroids; Antirheumatoid drugs; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 6. Anticoagulant therapy; Learning objectives; Introduction; Blood clotting and the development of thrombosis; Drugs that act on the clotting cascade; Case study; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 7. Drugs used in chronic conditions; Learning objectives. IntroductionAsthma; Drugs used in treating asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Diabetes; Medicine management of diabetes; Hypertension; Parkinson's disease; Epilepsy; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 8. Drugs used in mental health; Learning objectives; Introduction; Anxiety; Medicine management of anxiety; Depression; Medicine management of depression; Psychosis; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 9. Patient concordance; Learning objectives. ER -