Pharmacology I MD0804

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LESSON 1
	GENERAL
		CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN SELECTING A REFERENCE
		HUMAN SOURCES
	PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNALS
		OVERVIEW
		SPECIFIC JOURNALS
	PHARMACEUTICAL TEXTS
		OVERVIEW
		SPECIFIC TEXTS
	ELECTRONIC DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES
		OVERVIEW
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 2
	PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
		ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
		ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN BODY
		SYSTEMS OF THE BODY
	CELLS
		INTRODUCTION
		STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF A CELL
		PINOCYTOSIS
		PHAGOCYTOSIS
	TISSUE
		DEFINITION OF TISSUE
		TYPES OF TISSUE
	SKIN
		DESCRIPTION OF SKIN
		FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN
		APPENDAGES OF THE SKIN
		DISEASES OF THE SKIN
		SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SKIN DISEASE
		TREATMENT
	NATURE AND CAUSES OF DISEASE
		DEFINITION OF DISEASE
		CAUSES OF DISEASE
	TREATMENT OF DISEASE AND INJURY
		INTRODUCTION
		PREVENTIVE TREATMENT
		CORRECTIVE/SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 3
	TERMS AND DEFINITIONS IMPORTANT IN PHARMACOLOGY
		GENERAL
		TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
	INTRODUCTION TO DRUGS
		SOURCES OF DRUGS
		USES FOR DRUGS
	CONSIDERATIONS OF DRUG THERAPY
		FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE DRUG DOSAGE EFFECTS
		TYPES OF ADVERSE REACTIONS TO DRUGS
	FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE DRUG ACTION
		INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOKINETICS
		ABSORPTION OF DRUGS
		FACTORS WHICH AFFECT ABSORPTION
		DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS
		METABOLISM (BIOTRANSFORMATION)
		BIOAVAILABILITY
		EXCRETION
		MECHANISMS OF DRUG ACTION
		DRUG EFFICACY
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 4
	BACKGROUND INFORMATION
		BACKGROUND INFORMATION
		MECHANISM OF ACTION OF THE LOCAL ANESTHETICS
		THE USE OF VASOCONSTRICTORS IN CONJUNCTION NITH LOCAL ANESTHETICS
		ANOTHER AGENT WHICH CAN AFFECT THE ACTIONS OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS
		CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL ANESTHETICS
		TOXICITIES OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS
	LOCAL ANESTHETICS AND THEIR CLINICAL USES
		EXAMPLES OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS
		LOCAL ANESTHETICS USED FOR TOPICAL APPLICATION ONLY
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 5
	BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
		TYPES OF NERVOUS TISSUES
		SPECIALIZATION
	THE NEURON AND ITS "CONNECTIONS"
		DEFINITION OF A NEURON
		TYPES OF NEURON BRANCHES
		TYPES OF NEURONS
		NEURON "CONNECTIONS"
		PROCESS OF NEUROTRANSMISSION
		NEUROTRANSMITTERS
		THE ALL OR NONE LAW
	THE HUMAN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
		GENERAL COMMENTS
		THE HUMAN BRAIN
		THE HUMAN SPINAL CORD
		COVERINGS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
		BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE CNS
		CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 6
	GENERAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS
		INTRODUCTION
		DEFINITION
		MECHANISM OF ACTION OF GENERAL ANESTHETICS
		TYPES OF GENERAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS
	OTHER AGENTS USED DURING SURGERY
		INTRODUCTION
		ANALGESIC AGENTS
		DRYING AGENTS
		NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS
		SEDATIVE AND HYPNOTIC AGENTS
		ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 7
	BACKGROUND
		INTRODUCTION
		DEFINITION OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC
	CLINICALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS
		INTRODUCTION
		THE PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC AGENTS
		CLINICAL USES OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC AGENTS
		ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SEDATIVE HYPNOTICS
		CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS
	CLASSIFICATION OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC AGENTS
		BARBITURATE SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS
		NONBARBITURATE SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 8
	REVIEW OF EPILEPSY
		BASIC DEFINITIONS
		TYPES OF EPILEPSY
		CAUSES OF EPILEPSY
	ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY
		MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ANTICONVULSANTS
		SPECIFIC ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 9
	OVERVIEW
		INTRODUCTION
		THE FOUR MAJOR CLASSES OF FUNCTIONAL MENTAL DISORDERS
		TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
	ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
		INTRODUCTION TO ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
		INDICATIONS FOR ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
		USES OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
		ADVANTAGES OF THE USE OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
		DISADVANTAGES OF THE USE OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
		EXAMPLES OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS
	ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS
		INTRODUCTION TO ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS
		INDICATIONS FOR ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS
		EFFECTS OF ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS
		PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS
		SPECIFIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS
	ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
		INTRODUCTION TO ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
		INDICATIONS FOR USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
		USES OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
		ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
		DOSAGE PRINCIPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
		SPECIFIC ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 10
	BACKGROUND
		INTRODUCTION TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
		OTHER DRUGS WHICH ACT UPON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
		CLASSIFICATION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (STIMULANTS)
	CEREBRAL OR PSYCHOMOTOR AGENTS
		INTRODUCTION
		CLASSES OF CEREBRAL OR PSYCHOMOTOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS
	ANALEPTIC AGENTS (BRAIN STEM STIMULANTS)
		INTRODUCTION
		EXAMPLE OF AN ANALEPTIC AGENT
	CONVULSANTS (SPINAL CORD STIMULANTS)
		INTRODUCTION
		THERAPEUTIC USE OF CONVULSANTS
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
LESSON 11
	BACKGROUND
		GENERAL COMMENTS
		HISTORY OF NARCOTIC AGENTS
		PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE NARCOTICS
		SIDE EFFECTS OF NARCOTICS
	NARCOTIC AGENTS AND NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS
		SPECIFIC NARCOTIC AGENTS
		CAUTIONS OF NARCOTIC USE
		NARCOTIC ANTAGONISM
	EXERCISES
	SOLUTIONS
ANNEX
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