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Trounce's clinical pharmacology for nurses/ Ben Greenstein ; nursing adviser: Dinah Gould ; foreword by the late John Trounce.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh ; Churchill Livingstone, c2009Edition: 17th edDescription: xxvi, 483 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780443072093
  • 0443072094
Other title:
  • Clinical pharmacology for nurses
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RM300.T75 2004
Contents:
CONTENTS Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. The use of pharmaceuticals -- 2. The role of nurses in drug administration -- 3.Nurses and the pharmaceutical service -- 4. The autonomic nervous system, asthma, 5-hydroxytryptamine and migraine -- 5. Drugs acting on the heart -- 6. Drugs used for blood pressure -- 7. Atheroma and thrombosis: anticoagulants and thrombolytic agents -- 8. Drugs affecting the alimentary tract -- 9. Emetics and anti-emetics, cough remedies, respiratory stimulants -- 10. Narcotic analgesics -- 11. Anti-inflammatory drugs: treatment of arthritis and gout -- 12. Drugs affecting the kidney and renal function -- 13. Endocrine system I: The hypothalamus-pituitary axis -- 14. Endocrine system II: Hormones and metabolism: thyroid, parathyroid glands, calcitonin and osteoporosis -- 15. Endocrine system III: Hormones and metabolism: insulin, diabetes mellitus and obesity -- 16. Endocrine system IV: Hormones and metabolism: the adrenal glands -- 17. Endocrine system V: Hormones and reproduction -- 18. CNS 1: General anaesthesia , local anaesthetics and resuscitation -- 19. CNS 2: Epilepsy and Parkinson's disease -- 20. CNS 3: Antipsychotics, anxiolytics and hypnotics -- 21. CNS 4: Antidepressants and dementias -- 22. CNS 5: Drug dependence (drug addiction) -- 23. Antibacterial drugs -- 24. Antifungal and antiviral agents: treatment of HIV disease -- 25. Sera and vaccines -- 26. Drugs used in the treatment of malignant disease -- 27. Treatment of tropical and imported diseases; anthelmintics -- 28. Drugs and the eye -- 29. Application of drugs to the skin, nose and ears -- 30. Vitamins, iron and treatment of anaemia -- 31. Drugs in pregnancy and at the extremes of age -- 32. Adverse reactions to drugs: testing of drugs and pharmacovigilance -- 33. Disinfectants and insecticides -- 34. Poisoning and its treatment -- 35. Herbal medicines (phytotherapy) and homeopathy. Appendix.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
Foreword.
Preface.
Introduction.
1. The use of pharmaceuticals --
2. The role of nurses in drug administration --
3.Nurses and the pharmaceutical service --
4. The autonomic nervous system, asthma, 5-hydroxytryptamine and migraine --
5. Drugs acting on the heart --
6. Drugs used for blood pressure --
7. Atheroma and thrombosis: anticoagulants and thrombolytic agents --
8. Drugs affecting the alimentary tract --
9. Emetics and anti-emetics, cough remedies, respiratory stimulants --
10. Narcotic analgesics --
11. Anti-inflammatory drugs: treatment of arthritis and gout --
12. Drugs affecting the kidney and renal function --
13. Endocrine system I: The hypothalamus-pituitary axis --
14. Endocrine system II: Hormones and metabolism: thyroid, parathyroid glands, calcitonin and osteoporosis --
15. Endocrine system III: Hormones and metabolism: insulin, diabetes mellitus and obesity --
16. Endocrine system IV: Hormones and metabolism: the adrenal glands --
17. Endocrine system V: Hormones and reproduction --
18. CNS 1: General anaesthesia , local anaesthetics and resuscitation --
19. CNS 2: Epilepsy and Parkinson's disease --
20. CNS 3: Antipsychotics, anxiolytics and hypnotics --
21. CNS 4: Antidepressants and dementias --
22. CNS 5: Drug dependence (drug addiction) --
23. Antibacterial drugs --
24. Antifungal and antiviral agents: treatment of HIV disease --
25. Sera and vaccines --
26. Drugs used in the treatment of malignant disease --
27. Treatment of tropical and imported diseases; anthelmintics --
28. Drugs and the eye --
29. Application of drugs to the skin, nose and ears --
30. Vitamins, iron and treatment of anaemia --
31. Drugs in pregnancy and at the extremes of age --
32. Adverse reactions to drugs: testing of drugs and pharmacovigilance --
33. Disinfectants and insecticides --
34. Poisoning and its treatment --
35. Herbal medicines (phytotherapy) and homeopathy.
Appendix.

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