{"product_id":"study-guide-for-lehnes-pharmacology-for-nursing-care-9780323829915","title":"Study Guide for Lehnes Pharmacology for Nursing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIT I. INTRODUCTION   1. Orientation to Pharmacology   2. Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice   3. Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information  UNIT II. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY 4. Pharmacokinetics   5. Pharmacodynamics   6. Drug Interactions   7. Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors   8. Individual Variation in Drug Responses   UNIT III. DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN   9. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding   10. Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients   11. Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients   UNIT IV. PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS   Section 1. Introduction   12. Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology   13. Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System   Section 2. Cholinergic Drugs   14. Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists   15. Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis   16. Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents   Section 3. Adrenergic Drugs   17. Adrenergic Agonists   18. Adrenergic Antagonists   19. Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents   UNIT V. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS   Section 4. Introduction   20. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology   Section 5. Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders   21. Drugs for Parkinson's Disease   22. Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease   23. Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis   Section 6. Neurologic Drugs   24. Drugs for Epilepsy   25. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity   Section 7. Drugs for Pain   26. Local Anesthetics   27. General Anesthetics   28. Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics   29. Pain Management in Patients with Cancer   30. Drugs for Headache   Section 8. Psychotherapeutic Drugs   31. Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia   32. Antidepressants   33. Drugs for Bipolar Disorder   34. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs   35. Management of Anxiety Disorders   36. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder    Section 9. Drug Abuse   37. Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations   38. Drug Abuse II: Alcohol   39. Drug Abuse III: Nicotine and Smoking   40. Drug Abuse IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol and Nicotine   UNIT VI. DRUGS THAT AFFECT FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE   41. Diuretics   42. Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids   UNIT VII. DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, AND BLOOD   43. Review of Hemodynamics   44. Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System   45. Calcium Channel Blockers   46. Vasodilators   47. Drugs for Hypertension   48. Drugs for Heart Failure   49. Antidysrhythmic Drugs   50. Prophylaxis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels   51. Drugs for Angina Pectoris   52. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs   53. Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction   54. Drugs for Hemophilia   55. Drugs for Deficiency Anemias   56. Hematopoietic Agents   UNIT VIII. DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS   57. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus   58. Drugs for Thyroid Disorders   59. Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function   60. Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex   UNIT IX. WOMEN'S HEALTH   61. Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications   62. Birth Control   63. Drug Therapy of Infertility   64. Drugs That Affect Uterine Function   UNIT X. MEN'S HEALTH   65. Androgens   66. Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia   UNIT XI. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC DRUGS   67. Review of the Immune System   68. Childhood Immunization   69. Immunosuppressants   70. Antihistamines   71. Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen   72. Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Disorders   UNIT XII. DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS   73. Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis   74. Drug Therapy of Gout   75. Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone Mineralization   UNIT XIII. RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS   76. Drugs for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease   77. Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and Colds   UNIT XIV. GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS   78. Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease   79. Laxatives   80. Other Gastrointestinal Drugs   UNIT XV. NUTRITION   81. Vitamins   82. Drugs for Weight Loss   UNIT XVI. CHEMOTHERAPY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   83. Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy   84. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins   85. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Cephalosporins, Carbapenems, Vancomycin, Telavancin, Aztreonam, Teicoplanin, and Fosfomycin   86. Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, and Others   87. Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis   88. Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim   89. Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections   90. Antimycobacterial Agents: Drugs for Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection   91. Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs: Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole, Daptomycin, Rifampin, Rifaximin, Bacitracin, and Polymyxins   92. Antifungal Agents   93. Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections   94. Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related Opportunistic Infections   95. Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases   96. Antiseptics and Disinfectants   UNIT XVII. CHEMOTHERAPY OF PARASITIC DISEASES   97. Anthelmintics   98. Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents   99. Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents   100. Ectoparasiticides   UNIT XVIII. CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY   101. Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy   102. Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents   103. Anticancer Drugs II: Hormonal Agents, Targeted Drugs, and Other Noncytotoxic Anticancer Drugs   UNIT XIX. MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS AND THERAPIES   104. Drugs for the Eye   105. Drugs for the Skin   106. Drugs for the Ear   107. Additional Noteworthy Drugs   108. Complementary and Alternative Therapy   UNIT XX. TOXICOLOGY   109. Management of Poisoning   110. 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