Study guide Pharmacology for nursing care

1. Orientation to Pharmacology2. Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice3. Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information4. Pharmacokinetics5. Pharmacodynamics6. Drug Interactions7. Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors8. Individual Variation in Drug Responses9. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding10. Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients11. Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients12. Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology13. Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System14. Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists15. Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis16. Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Ganglionic Blocking Agents17. Adrenergic Agonists18. Adrenergic Antagonists19. Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents20. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology21. Drugs for Parkinson\'s Disease22. Alzheimer\'s Disease23. Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis24. Drugs for Epilepsy25. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity26. Local Anesthetics27. General Anesthetics28. Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics29. Pain Management in Patients with Cancer30. Drugs for Headache31. Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia32. Antidepressants33. Drugs for Bipolar Disorder34. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs35. Management of Anxiety Disorders36. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 37. Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations38. Drug Abuse II: Alcohol39. Drug Abuse III: Nicotine and Smoking40. Drug Abuse IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol and Nicotine41. Diuretics42. Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids43. Review of Hemodynamics44. Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System45. Calcium Channel Blockers46. Vasodilators47. Drugs for Hypertension48. Drugs for Heart Failure49. Antidysrhythmic Drugs50. Prophylaxis of Coronary Heart Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels51. Drugs for Angina Pectoris52. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs53. Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction54. Drugs for Hemophilia55. Drugs for Deficiency Anemias56. Hematopoietic Agents57. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus58. Drugs for Thyroid Disorders59. Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function60. Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex61. Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications62. Birth Control63. Drug Therapy of Infertility64. Drugs That Affect Uterine Function65. Androgens66. Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia67. Review of the Immune System68. Childhood Immunization69. Immunosuppressants70. Antihistamines71. Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen72. Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Diseases73. Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis74. Drug Therapy of Gout75. Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization76. Drugs for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease77. Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and Colds78. Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease79. Laxatives80. Other Gastrointestinal Drugs81. Vitamins82. Drugs for Weight Loss83. Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy84. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins85. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Cephalosporins, Carbapenems, Vancomycin, Telavancin, Aztreonam, Teicoplanin and Fosfomycin86. Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, and Others87. Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis88. Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim89. Drugs Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections90. Antimycobacterial Agents: Drugs for Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection91. Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs: Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole, Daptomycin, Rifampin, Rifaximin, Bacitracin, and Polymyxins92. Antifungal Agents93. Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections94. Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related Opportunistic Infections95. Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases96. Antiseptics and Disinfectants96. Anthelmintics98. Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents99. Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents100. Ectoparasiticides101. Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy102. Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents103. Anticancer Drugs II: Hormonal Agents, Targeted Drugs, and Other Noncytotoxic Anticancer Drugs104. Drugs for the Eye105. Drugs for the Skin106. Drugs for the Ear107. Miscellaneous Noteworthy Drugs108. Dietary Supplements109. Management of Poisoning110. Potential Weapons of Biologic, Radiologic, and Chemical TerrorismAnswer Key