Table of Contents

 

 

 

PART ONE

PHARMACOLOGY BASICS

 

Study Skills Tips

Introduction to Study Skills Concepts

 

1

The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy

 

2

Pharmacologic Principles

 

3

Life Span Considerations

 

4

Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations

 

5

Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenetics

 

6

Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding

 

7

Patient Education and Drug Therapy

 

8

Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements

 

9

Substance Abuse

 

10

Photo Atlas of Drug Administration

 

PART TWO

DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

 

Study Skills Tips

Using Vocabulary, Text Notation, and Language Conventions

 

11

Analgesic Drugs

 

12

General and Local Anesthetics

 

13

Central Nervous System Depressants and Muscle Relaxants

 

14

Central Nervous System Stimulant Drugs

 

15

Antiepileptic Drugs

 

16

Antiparkinsonian Drugs

 

17

Psychotherapeutic Drugs

 

PART THREE

DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

 

Study Skills Tips

Application of PURR (Prepare, Understand, Rehearse, Review)

 

18

Adrenergic Drugs

 

19

Adrenergic-Blocking Drugs

 

20

Cholinergic Drugs

 

21

Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs

 

PART FOUR

DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RENAL SYSTEMS

 

Study Skills Tips

Linking Learning and Text Notation

 

22

Heart Failure Drugs

 

23

Antidysrhythmic Drugs

 

24

Antianginal Drugs

 

25

Antihypertensive Drugs

 

26

Diuretic Drugs

 

27

Fluids and Electrolytes

 

28

Coagulation Modifier Drugs

 

29

Antilipemic Drugs

 

PART FIVE

DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

 

Study Skills Tips

Questioning Strategy

 

30

Pituitary Drugs

 

31

Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs

 

32

Antidiabetic Drugs

 

33

Adrenal Drugs

 

34

Women’s Health Drugs

 

35

Men’s Health Drugs

 

PART SIX

DRUGS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

 

Study Skills Tips

Study on the Run

 

36

Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants

 

37

Bronchodilators and Other Respiratory Drugs

 

PART SEVEN

ANTIINFECTIVE AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS

 

Study Skills Tips

Applying the Nursing Process

 

38

Antibiotics Part 1

 

39

Antibiotics Part 2

 

40

Antiviral Drugs

 

41

Antitubercular Drugs

 

42

Antifungal Drugs

 

43

Antimalarial, Antiprotozoal, and Antihelmintic Drugs

 

44

Antiinflammatory and Antigout Drugs

 

PART EIGHT

IMMUNE AND BIOLOGIC MODIFIERS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS

 

Study Skills Tips

Strategies for Time Management

 

45

Immunosuppressant Drugs

 

46

Immunizing Drugs and Biochemical Terrorism

 

47

Antineoplastic Drugs Part 1: Cancer Overview and Cell Cycle-Specific Drugs

 

48

Antineoplastic Drugs Part 2: Cell Cycle-Nonspecific and Miscellaneous Drugs

 

49

Biologic Response-Modifying Drugs and Antirheumatoid Drugs

 

PART NINE

DRUGS AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM AND NUTRITION

 

Study Skills Tips

Active Questioning Skills

 

50

Acid-Controlling Drugs

 

51

Bowel Disorder Drugs

 

52

Antiemetic and Antinausea Drugs

 

53

Vitamins and Minerals

 

54

Nutritional Supplements

 

PART TEN

MISCELLANEOUS THERAPEUTICS: DERMATOLOGIC, OPHTHALMIC, AND OTIC DRUGS

 

Study Skills Tips

More Strategies for Time Management

 

55

Anemia Drugs

 

56

Dermatologic Drugs

 

57

Ophthalmic Drugs

 

58

Otic Drugs

 

 

APPENDIX

 

A

Pharmaceutical Abbreviations

 

 

ONLINE APPENDIXES

 

A

Selected Diagnostic Drugs Used in Radiologic Procedures (Radiodiagnostic Drugs)

 

B

Common Formulas, Weights, and Equivalents