| Description |
xvii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-327) and index. |
| Summary |
"The premise of the book is that there are three distinct body systems - the nervous system, the endocrine system and the immune system - and that each system has its own molecular language. The systems work together and communicate through this molecular language to maintain health. This text looks at drugs as chemicals that mimic these molecular languages. This concept, which the author calls the Master Systems Approach, is a unique, simplified way of teaching pharmacology that is not found in other texts."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Pharmacology and the Master Systems -- 1. Sodium and Drugs That Affect the Action Potential -- 2. Drugs That Affect Calcium, Phosphorus, and the Completion of the Action Potential -- 3. Cholinergic and Anticholinergic Drugs -- 4. Drugs of the Sympathetic Nervous System -- 5. Histamine, Antihistamines, and H[subscript 2] Blockers -- 6. Drugs That Affect GABA: Anxiolytics, Anticonvulsants, Hypnotics, and Muscle Relaxants -- 7. Opiates and Opiate Blockers -- 8. Drugs for Lipid Control -- 9. Drugs to Treat Disorders of the Islets of Langerhans -- 10. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and the Glucocorticoids -- 11. Drugs for the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands -- 12. Drugs That Maintain Mineral and Fluid Balance -- 13. Sex Hormones -- 14. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatories (NSAIDs) -- 15. Drugs That Affect Clotting and Mucus -- 16. Antimicrobials: Antivirals, Antibiotics, Antifungals, and Antiparasitics -- 17. Drugs to Treat Cancer: Antineoplastics -- 18. Drugs to Increase or Suppress Immunity -- 19. Drugs That Work in the Intestinal Lumen -- 20. Over the Counter: The Pharmacist Speaks -- 21. Nurse Takes Action. |
| Subject |
Pharmacology.
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Drugs.
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Nursing.
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Drugs. (OCoLC)fst00898761
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Nursing. (OCoLC)fst01041731
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Pharmacology. (OCoLC)fst01060259
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Pharmacology. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010600
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020488
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Grajeda-Higley, Leilani. Understanding pharmacology. Stamford, CT : Appleton & Lang, ©2000 (OCoLC)607437120 |
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Online version: Grajeda-Higley, Leilani. Understanding pharmacology. Stamford, CT : Appleton & Lang, ©2000 (OCoLC)630993253 |
| ISBN |
0838581366 (pbk.) |
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9780838581360 (pbk.) |
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