Focus on Nursing Pharmacology

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P ART 1 Introduction to Nursing Pharmacology 1
1 Introduction to Drugs 3
2 Drugs and the Body 18
3 Toxic Effects of Drugs 35
4 The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety 45
5 Dosage Calculations 56
6 Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy 65
P ART 2 Chemotherapeutic Agents 77
7 Introduction to Cell Physiology 79
8 Antiinfective Agents 88
9 Antibiotics 98
10 Antiviral Agents 141
11 Antifungal Agents 170
12 Antiprotozoal Agents 184
13 Anthelmintic Agents 201
14 Antineoplastic Agents 214
P ART 3 Drugs Acting on the Immune System 255
15 Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation 257
16 Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents 269
17 Immune Modulators 290
18 Vaccines and Sera 310
P ART 4 Drugs Acting on the Central and Peripheral Nervous
Systems 327
19 Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System 329
20 Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents 340
21 Antidepressant Agents 355
22 Psychotherapeutic Agents 373
23 Antiseizure Agents 392
24 Antiparkinsonism Agents 412
25 Muscle Relaxants 426
26 Narcotics, Narcotic Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents 441
27 General and Local Anesthetic Agents 464
28 Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents 480
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P ART 5 Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System 491
29 Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System 493
30 Adrenergic Agonists 505
31 Adrenergic Antagonists 521
32 Cholinergic Agonists 540
33 Anticholinergic Agents 554
P ART 6 Drugs Acting on the Endocrine System 567
34 Introduction to the Endocrine System 569
35 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents 577
36 Adrenocortical Agents 593
37 Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents 609
38 Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels 632
P ART 7 Drugs Acting on the Reproductive System 659
39 Introduction to the Reproductive System 661
40 Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System 671
41 Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System 695
P ART 8 Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System 711
42 Introduction to the Cardiovascular System 713
43 Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure 728
44 Agents for Treating Heart Failure 756
45 Antiarrhythmic Agents 775
46 Antianginal Agents 793
47 Lipid-Lowering Agents 809
48 Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation 832
49 Drugs Used to Treat Anemias 859
P ART 9 Drugs Acting on the Renal System 879
50 Introduction to the Renal System 881
51 Diuretic Agents 890
52 Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder 907
P ART 10 Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System 927
53 Introduction to the Respiratory System 929
54 Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract 937
55 Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract 960Contents xiii
P ART 11 Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal System 985
56 Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System 987
57 Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions 995
58 Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility 1017
59 Antiemetic Agents 1036
Appendices 1048
A Parenteral Agents 1048
B T opical Agents 1053
C Ophthalmic Agents 1062
D Vitamins 1067
E Alternative and Complementary Therapies 1070
F Diagnostic Agents 1077
G Canadian Drug Names 1081
H Tables of Normal Values 1083
I Canadian Recommended Immunization Schedules 1088
Index 1101