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Author Karch, Amy Morrison, 1949-2019

Title Focus on nursing pharmacology / Amy M. Karch.

Publication Info. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  615.1 K18F    Check Shelf
Edition Third edition.
Description xviii, 974 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Note Student resource CD-ROM to accompany Focus on Nursing Pharmacology, 3rd ed.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction to nursing pharmacology -- Introduction to drugs -- Drugs and the body -- Toxic effects of drugs -- Nursing management -- Dosage calculations -- Drug therapy in the 21st century -- Chemotherapeutic agents -- Introduction to cell physiology -- Anti-infective agents -- Antibiotics -- Antiviral agents -- Antifungal agents -- Antiprotozoal agents -- Anthelmintic agents -- Antineoplastic agents -- Drugs acting on the immune system -- Introduction to the immune response and inflammation -- Anti-inflammatory agents -- Immune modulators -- Vaccines and sera -- Drugs acting on the central and peripheral nervous systems -- Introduction to nerves and the nervous system -- Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents -- Antidepressant agents -- Psychotherapeutic agents -- Antiepileptic agents -- Antiparkinsonism agents -- Muscle relaxants -- Narcotics and antimigraine agents -- General and local anesthetic agents -- Neuromuscular junction blocking agents --
Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system -- Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenergic agents -- Adrenergic blocking agents -- Cholinergic agents -- Anticholinergic agents -- Drugs acting on the endocrine system -- Introduction to the endocrine system -- Hypothalamic and pituitary agents -- Adrenocortical agents -- Thyroid and parathyroid agents -- Antidiabetic agents -- Drugs acting on the reproductive system -- Introduction to the reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the female reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the male reproductive system -- Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system -- Introduction to the cardiovascular system -- Drugs affecting blood pressure -- Cardiotonic agents -- Antiarrhythmic agents -- Lipid-lowering agents -- Drugs affecting blood coagulation -- Drugs used to treat anemias --
Drugs acting on the renal system -- Introduction to the kidneys and the urinary tract -- Diuretic agents -- Drugs affecting the urinary tract and the bladder -- Drugs acting on the respiratory system -- Introduction to the respiratory system -- Drugs acting on the upper respiratory tract -- Drugs used to treat obstructive pulmonary disorders -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system -- Introduction to the gastrointestinal system -- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal secretions -- Laxative and antidarrheal agents -- Emetic and antiemetic agents.
Subject Pharmacology.
Nursing.
Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Nurses' Instruction.
Drug Therapy -- Nurses' Instruction.
Pharmacology -- Nurses' Instruction.
Genre/Form CD-ROMs.
ISBN 0781753708 paperback alkaline paper
0781762790 (CD-ROM)
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