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Key Features
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
Table of Contents
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 area
Details
- No. of pages:
- 464
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © 2009
- Published:
- 21st April 2009
- Imprint:
- Churchill Livingstone
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780702040825
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780702061547
- Print ISBN:
- 9780443102172
About the author
Ann Richards
Affiliations and Expertise
Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing & Paramedic Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK