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Understanding Pharmacology
Essentials for Medication Safety
- 2nd Edition - October 29, 2015
- Authors: M. Linda Workman, Linda A. LaCharity
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 3 3 9 2 1 - 6
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- Entire unit reviewing math, weights and measures, and dosage calculation minimizes readers’ anxiety and promotes medication safety.
- Clever, easy-to-recognize margin icons help visual learners remember essential side effects of drugs.
- Simplified heading structure replaces intimidating terminology (i.e. pharmacokinetics) with simplified language (How These Drugs Work) to increase understanding of concepts.
- Drug Alert!, Do-Not-Confuse, and Clinical Pitfall boxes highlight important tips for safe medication administration.
- Memory Jogger boxes help readers remember important drug information.
- Get Ready for Practice sections at the end of each chapter include key points, chapter review questions, and critical thinking activities to reinforce learning.
- 10th grade reading level uses straightforward, everyday language to really enhance readers’ understanding of pharmacology concepts.
- Incorporation of adult learning theory features both a simple to complex organization of material along with answers to why readers need to learn something.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Reviewers and Advisory Board
- Preface
- Chapter Organization
- Learner-Friendly Instructional Design
- Teaching and Learning Package
- Acknowledgments
- Special Features
- Unit I General Aspects of Pharmacology
- 1 Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
- Drug Therapy
- Ways in Which Drugs Affect the Body (Pharmacodynamics)
- How the Body Uses and Changes Drugs (Pharmacokinetics)
- Life Span Considerations
- Drug Interactions
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 2 Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
- Overview
- The Eight Rights of Safe Drug Administration
- Types and Interpretation of Drug Orders
- Drug Errors
- Principles of Administering Drugs
- Giving Enteral Drugs
- Giving Parenteral Drugs
- Giving Percutaneous Drugs
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit II Mathematics for Pharmacology and Dosage Calculation
- 3 Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculation
- Why Do Health Professionals Need Mathematics?
- Math Check
- Getting Started
- Talking About Numbers: A Whole Number Versus a Part of a Number
- Solving Dosage and Calculation Problems
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 4 Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
- Overview
- Math Check
- Measuring Systems Temperature: Fahrenheit and Celsius
- Apothecary System for Drug Measurements
- Household System for Liquid and Dry Measurements
- Two-Step Drug Dosage Calculations
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 5 Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs
- Overview
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit III Pharmacology for Multisystem Application
- 6 Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Types of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 7 Drugs for Pain Control
- Pain
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- General Issues Related to Analgesic Drug Therapy
- Opioids (Narcotics)
- Nonopioid Pain-Control Drugs
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 8 Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Antibacterial Therapy
- General Issues in Antibacterial Therapy
- Types of Antibacterial Drugs
- Antibacterial Drug Resistance
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 9 Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
- Viral Infection
- Retroviral Infection
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 10 Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
- Tuberculosis
- Fungal Infections
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 11 Drugs That Affect the Immune System
- Overview of the Immune System and Immunity
- Immunosuppressive Therapy
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 12 Anticancer Drugs
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Types of Cancer Treatment
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit IV Drug Therapy for Endocrine Problems
- 13 Drug Therapy for Diabetes
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Types of Drugs for Diabetes
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 14 Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
- Overview
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
- Adrenal Gland Hyperfunction
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit V Drug Therapy for Problems of the Circulatory and Cardiac Systems
- 15 Drugs That Affect Urine Output
- Diuretics
- Overactive Bladder
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 16 Drug Therapy for Hypertension
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- General Issues for Antihypertensive Therapy
- Types of Antihypertensive Drugs
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 17 Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Treatment for Heart Failure
- General Issues in Heart Failure Therapy
- Types of Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 18 Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- General Issues Related to Antidysrhythmic Therapy
- Types of Antidysrhythmic Drugs
- Drugs for Tachydysrhythmias
- Unclassified Antidysrhythmic Drugs
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 19 Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- General Issues for Antihyperlipidemic Therapy
- Types of Lipid-Lowering Drugs
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 20 Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- General Issues for Anticoagulant Therapy
- Types of Drugs That Affect Blood Clotting
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit VI Drug Therapy for Respiratory System Problems
- 21 Drug Therapy for Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Types of Drugs for Asthma and COPD
- Other Serious Respiratory Disorders
- Types of Drug Therapy for Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit VII Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal System Problems
- 22 Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Problems
- Overview
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 23 Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- General Issues for Drugs for PUD and GERD
- Types of Drugs for PUD and GERD
- Other Drugs Used to Treat Ulcers
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 24 Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit VIII Drug Therapy for Nervous System Problems
- 25 Drug Therapy for Seizures
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Treatment of Seizures
- Types of Antiseizure Drugs
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 26 Drug Therapy for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
- Overview
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Parkinson's Disease
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 27 Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
- Overview
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Psychosis
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 28 Drug Therapy for Insomnia
- Insomnia
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 29 Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
- Overview
- Review of Related Physiology and Pathophysiology
- General Issues for Local Eye Drug Therapy
- Types of Drugs for Glaucoma
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit IX Drug Therapy for Problems of the Musculoskeletal System
- 30 Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis, Arthritis, and Skeletal Muscle Relaxation
- The Musculoskeletal System
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Muscle Spasms
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Unit X Drug Therapy for Problems of the Reproductive System
- 31 Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Get Ready for Practice!
- 32 Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Issues
- Menopause
- Contraception
- Get Ready for Practice!
- Appendix A Medication Administration Skills*
- Bibliography
- Index
- The Joint Commission's Official “Do Not Use” List*
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: October 29, 2015
- Imprint: Saunders
- eBook ISBN: 9780323339216
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M. Linda Workman
Affiliations and expertise
Visiting Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OhioLL
Linda A. LaCharity
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly, Accelerated Program Director and Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio