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Topics include: What is Pharmacology?; Medication Actions and Interactions; Pharmacology and the Nursing Process; Substance Abuse; Principles of Medication Administration; Route of Administration; Dose Calculations; Herbal Therapy; Vitamins and Minerals; Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy; Nutritional Support Therapies; Inflammation and Anti-Inflammatory Medication; Infection and Antimicrobials; Respiratory Diseases and Medication; The Neurologic System and Medication; Narcotic Agonists; Immunologic Agents; The Gastrointestinal System; Cardia Circulatory Medications; Skin Disorders; Endocrine Medications; and Eye and Ear Disorders
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Author(s): James Keogh
Series: Schaum's Outline Series
Edition: 1
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 371
Contents......Page 8
1.2 The Roots of Pharmacology......Page 14
1.6 The 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act......Page 15
1.9 The 1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act......Page 16
1.13 The Human Trial......Page 17
1.14 Pregnancy Categories......Page 18
2.2 Multiple Medication Actions......Page 22
2.5 The Pharmaceutic Phase......Page 23
2.8 Absorption Rate......Page 24
2.11 Distribution......Page 25
2.13 Elimination......Page 26
2.17 Receptor Theory......Page 27
2.20 Therapeutic Index and Therapeutic Range......Page 28
2.22 Side Effects......Page 29
2.23 Allergic Reactions......Page 30
3.2 Assessment Related to Drugs......Page 33
3.3 Patient Information......Page 34
3.5 Planning......Page 35
3.8 Medication Plan......Page 36
3.12 Maternity......Page 37
3.15 Assessing Elderly People......Page 38
4.2 Behavioral Patterns of Addiction......Page 42
4.5 Delayed Detection with Healthcare Professionals......Page 43
4.7 Why Substances Are Abused......Page 44
4.10 Pathophysiologic Changes......Page 46
4.11 Commonly Abused Substances......Page 47
4.12 Assessment for Substance Abuse......Page 49
5.2 Assessment Required for Specific Medications......Page 52
5.3 Administering Medication......Page 53
5.5 Administering the Medication......Page 54
5.8 Proper Disposal of Medication......Page 55
5.10 Controlling Narcotics......Page 56
6.2 Oral Route......Page 59
6.5 Topical Route......Page 60
6.6 Instillation Route......Page 61
6.8 Nasogastric and Gastrostomy Tubes Route......Page 62
6.9 Suppositories Route......Page 63
6.12 Subcutaneous Parenteral Route......Page 64
6.14 Z-Track Injection Technique......Page 65
6.15 Minimize Pain Parenteral Route......Page 66
6.16 Intravenous Parenteral Route......Page 67
7.1 Medication Measurements......Page 70
7.2 Converting Metric Units......Page 71
7.5 The Formula Method......Page 72
7.6 Ratio-Proportion......Page 73
7.8 Pediatric Dose Calculation Formula......Page 74
7.9 Heparin Dose Calculation Formula......Page 75
7.10 Dopamine Dose Calculation Formula......Page 76
8.3 Herbal Therapies and Patients......Page 81
8.4 Forms of Herbal Therapies......Page 82
8.6 Herbal Therapy and the Nursing Process......Page 83
8.8 Common Herbal Therapies......Page 84
9.1 Vitamins......Page 88
9.4 Fat-Soluble Vitamins......Page 89
9.5 Water-Soluble Vitamins......Page 92
9.6 Vitamins and Assessment......Page 95
9.9 Minerals......Page 96
10.2 Electrolytes......Page 101
10.6 Classification of Intravenous Solutions......Page 102
10.9 Replacing Fluid......Page 103
10.12 Hyperkalemia......Page 104
10.14 Hypokalemia......Page 105
10.16 Sodium......Page 106
10.17 Hypernatremia......Page 107
10.19 Hyponatremia......Page 108
10.21 Calcium......Page 109
10.22 Hypercalcemia......Page 110
10.24 Hypocalcemia......Page 111
10.27 Hypermagnesemia......Page 112
10.30 Responding to Hypomagnesemia......Page 113
10.33 Responding to Hyperphosphatemia......Page 114
10.35 Responding to Hypophosphatemia......Page 115
11.3 Nutritional Support Therapy......Page 118
11.6 Enteral Feeding Preparations......Page 119
11.8 Complications of Enteral Feeding......Page 120
11.9 Calculating Enteral Feedings......Page 121
11.11 Parenteral Nutrition Support Therapy......Page 122
11.13 Administering Parenteral Nutrition Support Therapy......Page 123
12.2 Signs of Inflammation......Page 127
12.6 Corticosteroids......Page 128
12.7 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs......Page 129
12.8 Arthritis Medication......Page 135
12.9 Gout Medication......Page 136
13.3 Medication for Symptoms......Page 141
13.7 Super Infections......Page 142
13.9 Administering Antimicrobial Medication......Page 143
13.11 Penicillin......Page 144
13.12 Classification of Penicillin......Page 147
13.14 Penicillin and Drug–Drug Interactions......Page 148
13.17 Before Administering Cephalosporin......Page 149
13.18 Generations of Cephalosporins......Page 150
13.20 Cephalosporin and Patient Education......Page 153
13.23 Macrolides and Drug–Drug Interactions......Page 154
13.25 Lincomycins......Page 155
13.28 Lincomycins and Patient Education......Page 156
13.30 Administering Vancomycin Antibiotics......Page 157
13.32 Vancomycins and Patient Education......Page 158
13.35 Aminoglycosides and Drug–Drug Interactions......Page 159
13.36 Aminoglycosides and Patient Education......Page 160
13.37 Tetracyclines......Page 161
13.39 Tetraclyclines and Drug–Drug Interactions......Page 162
13.40 Tetracyclines and Patient Education......Page 163
13.42 Chloramphenicol and Drug–Drug Interactions......Page 164
13.45 Administering Fluoroquinolones......Page 165
13.47 Fluoroquinolones and Patient Education......Page 166
13.48 Miscellaneous Antibiotics......Page 167
13.49 Sulfonamides......Page 168
13.52 Sulfonamides and Patient Education......Page 169
14.2 Compliance......Page 173
14.5 Respiratory Tract Disorders......Page 174
14.8 Medications for Acute Rhinitis......Page 175
14.9 Sinusitis......Page 181
14.14 Pneumonia......Page 182
14.15 Tuberculosis......Page 183
14.19 Acute Asthma......Page 184
14.20 Medications to Treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease......Page 185
15.1 The Nervous System......Page 194
15.3 Central Nervous System Stimulants......Page 195
15.4 Migraine Headaches......Page 196
15.5 Treatment for Migraine Headaches......Page 197
15.7 Sedative-Hypnotics......Page 199
15.8 Barbiturates......Page 201
15.10 Administering General Anesthetic Agents......Page 202
15.11 Four Stages of Anesthesia......Page 203
15.12 Topical Anesthetic Agents......Page 204
15.13 Local Anesthesia......Page 205
15.14 Spinal Anesthesia......Page 206
15.15 Autonomic Nervous System and Adrenergic Blockers......Page 207
15.17 Adrenergics and Adrenergic Blockers......Page 208
15.18 Alpha-Adrenergic Blockers......Page 210
15.19 Beta-Adrenergic Blockers......Page 211
15.20 Cholinergics......Page 213
15.21 Anticholinergics......Page 215
15.22 Antiparkinsonism-Anticholinergic Medication......Page 217
15.23 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants......Page 221
15.24 Parkinsonism Medication......Page 225
15.25 Myasthenia Gravis......Page 229
15.28 Muscle Spasms......Page 230
15.29 Epilepsy......Page 231
15.30 Antipsychotics......Page 233
15.31 Phenothiazines......Page 234
15.33 Antidepressants......Page 238
16.3 Defining Pain......Page 244
16.6 Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain......Page 245
16.7 Pharmacologic Management of Pain......Page 246
16.8 Narcotic Analgesics......Page 247
16.10 Narcotic Antagonists......Page 250
17.2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Immune System......Page 254
17.4 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Medication......Page 255
17.6 Postexposure Prophylaxis......Page 261
17.8 Vaccines......Page 262
17.11 Immunosuppressant Medication......Page 263
18.3 The Stomach......Page 267
18.6 Causes of Vomiting......Page 268
18.9 Prescription Antiemetics......Page 269
18.11 Antidiarrhea Medications......Page 274
18.12 Constipation......Page 275
18.13 Peptic Ulcers......Page 279
19.3 Coronary Arteries......Page 286
19.7 Cardiac Medications......Page 287
19.8 Glycosides......Page 288
19.9 Antianginals......Page 289
19.10 Antidysrhythmics......Page 293
19.11 Heart Failure Medication......Page 296
19.15 Combining Antihypertensive Drugs......Page 297
19.16 Angiotensin Antagonists, ACE Inhibitors, and Angiotensin II......Page 299
19.19 Thiazide Diuretics......Page 301
19.20 Loop or High-Ceiling Diuretics......Page 303
19.21 Osmotic Diuretics......Page 304
19.22 Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors......Page 305
19.23 Potassium-Sparing Diuretics......Page 306
19.25 Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets......Page 308
19.26 Thrombolytics......Page 310
19.27 Antilipemics......Page 311
19.28 Peripheral Vascular Disease......Page 313
20.2 Skin Disorders......Page 317
20.3 Acne Vulgaris......Page 318
20.4 Psoriasis......Page 319
20.6 Dermatitis......Page 321
20.7 Alopecia......Page 322
20.8 Burns......Page 323
20.9 Abrasions and Lacerations......Page 324
21.1 The Endocrine System......Page 327
21.3 The Pituitary Gland: Growth Hormone......Page 328
21.4 The Pituitary Gland: Antidiuretic Hormone and Oxytocin......Page 329
21.5 The Adrenal Gland......Page 331
21.7 Hypothyroidism......Page 332
21.8 Hyperthyroidism......Page 335
21.10 The Pancreas......Page 336
21.11 Insulin......Page 337
21.13 Medication That Increases Glucose......Page 339
22.2 Eye Medication......Page 344
22.3 Eye Medication: Patient Education......Page 345
22.5 Ear Medication: Patient Education......Page 349
A......Page 352
B......Page 354
C......Page 355
D......Page 357
E......Page 358
G......Page 359
I......Page 360
L......Page 361
M......Page 362
O......Page 364
P......Page 365
S......Page 367
T......Page 369
V......Page 370
Z......Page 371
