Essentials of pharmacology for nurses

Content: 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.