Further essentials of pharmacology for nurses [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Barber, Joy Parkes and Diane Blundell |
Autore | Barber Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 615 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ParkesJoy
BlundellDiane |
Soggetto topico |
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical arithmetic Nursing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-37827-1
9786613556189 0-335-24398-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Further Essentials of Pharmacology for Nurses; Contents; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Cardiovascular drugs; Learning objectives; Introduction; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Lipid regulating drugs; Angina; Electrical conduction through the heart; Contraction of cardiac muscle; Drugs used in heart arrhythmias; Drugs that act on both supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias; Drugs that act on ventricular arrhythmias; Drugs used in cardiac resuscitation; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions
Recommended further reading2. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract; Learning objectives; Introduction; Helicobacter pylori; Drugs that inhibit/neutralize acid; Drugs that protect the mucosa of the stomach; Irritable bowel syndrome; Drugs affecting gut motility; Antispasmodics; Drugs used in inflammatory bowel disorders; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 3. Drugs used in the treatment of cancer; Learning objectives; Introduction; The cell cycle; Cancer; Cancer classification; Pharmacological cancer management General side-effects of cytotoxic drugsExtravasation of cytotoxic therapy; Cytotoxic medication; Antimetabolites; Vinca alkaloids; Other drugs used in cancer treatment; Gonadorelin analogues; Steroid use in cancer treatment; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 4. Drugs used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting; Learning objectives; Introduction; The vomiting reflex; The causes of nausea andvomiting; Management of nausea andvomiting; Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; Post-operative nausea andvomiting Nausea and vomiting in cytotoxicchemotherapyMotion sickness; The inner ear; Ménières disease; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 5. Drugs used in anaesthesia; Learning objectives; Introduction; Modern anaesthesia; The three phases of a generalanaesthetic; Prior to anaesthesia; The triad of anaesthesia; Anaesthetic drugs; Intravenous anaesthetics (IV); Inhalation anaesthetic agents; Inhalational gases; Properties of inhalational agents influencing uptake; How anaesthetic drugs exert theireffects; Intra-operative analgesia Adjuvant drugsMuscle relaxant drugs (NMBs); Reversal of non-depolarizing NMBs; The conduct of a general anaesthetic; Case studies; Key learning points; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 6. Vaccines; Learning objectives; Introduction; Types of vaccine; Routes of administration; Administration site; How vaccines work; Risk groups; Immunization in children; Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; Case studies; Key learning points; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 7. Intravenous fluids and nutrition; Learning objectives; Introduction; Anatomy and physiology; Fluid Fluid balance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461564703321 |
Barber Paul | ||
Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Further essentials of pharmacology for nurses [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Barber, Joy Parkes and Diane Blundell |
Autore | Barber Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 615 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ParkesJoy
BlundellDiane |
Soggetto topico |
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical arithmetic Nursing |
ISBN |
1-280-37827-1
9786613556189 0-335-24398-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Further Essentials of Pharmacology for Nurses; Contents; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Cardiovascular drugs; Learning objectives; Introduction; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Lipid regulating drugs; Angina; Electrical conduction through the heart; Contraction of cardiac muscle; Drugs used in heart arrhythmias; Drugs that act on both supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias; Drugs that act on ventricular arrhythmias; Drugs used in cardiac resuscitation; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions
Recommended further reading2. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract; Learning objectives; Introduction; Helicobacter pylori; Drugs that inhibit/neutralize acid; Drugs that protect the mucosa of the stomach; Irritable bowel syndrome; Drugs affecting gut motility; Antispasmodics; Drugs used in inflammatory bowel disorders; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 3. Drugs used in the treatment of cancer; Learning objectives; Introduction; The cell cycle; Cancer; Cancer classification; Pharmacological cancer management General side-effects of cytotoxic drugsExtravasation of cytotoxic therapy; Cytotoxic medication; Antimetabolites; Vinca alkaloids; Other drugs used in cancer treatment; Gonadorelin analogues; Steroid use in cancer treatment; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 4. Drugs used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting; Learning objectives; Introduction; The vomiting reflex; The causes of nausea andvomiting; Management of nausea andvomiting; Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; Post-operative nausea andvomiting Nausea and vomiting in cytotoxicchemotherapyMotion sickness; The inner ear; Ménières disease; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 5. Drugs used in anaesthesia; Learning objectives; Introduction; Modern anaesthesia; The three phases of a generalanaesthetic; Prior to anaesthesia; The triad of anaesthesia; Anaesthetic drugs; Intravenous anaesthetics (IV); Inhalation anaesthetic agents; Inhalational gases; Properties of inhalational agents influencing uptake; How anaesthetic drugs exert theireffects; Intra-operative analgesia Adjuvant drugsMuscle relaxant drugs (NMBs); Reversal of non-depolarizing NMBs; The conduct of a general anaesthetic; Case studies; Key learning points; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 6. Vaccines; Learning objectives; Introduction; Types of vaccine; Routes of administration; Administration site; How vaccines work; Risk groups; Immunization in children; Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; Case studies; Key learning points; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 7. Intravenous fluids and nutrition; Learning objectives; Introduction; Anatomy and physiology; Fluid Fluid balance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789939103321 |
Barber Paul | ||
Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Further essentials of pharmacology for nurses [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Barber, Joy Parkes and Diane Blundell |
Autore | Barber Paul |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 615 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ParkesJoy
BlundellDiane |
Soggetto topico |
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical arithmetic Nursing |
ISBN |
1-280-37827-1
9786613556189 0-335-24398-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Further Essentials of Pharmacology for Nurses; Contents; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Cardiovascular drugs; Learning objectives; Introduction; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Lipid regulating drugs; Angina; Electrical conduction through the heart; Contraction of cardiac muscle; Drugs used in heart arrhythmias; Drugs that act on both supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias; Drugs that act on ventricular arrhythmias; Drugs used in cardiac resuscitation; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions
Recommended further reading2. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract; Learning objectives; Introduction; Helicobacter pylori; Drugs that inhibit/neutralize acid; Drugs that protect the mucosa of the stomach; Irritable bowel syndrome; Drugs affecting gut motility; Antispasmodics; Drugs used in inflammatory bowel disorders; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 3. Drugs used in the treatment of cancer; Learning objectives; Introduction; The cell cycle; Cancer; Cancer classification; Pharmacological cancer management General side-effects of cytotoxic drugsExtravasation of cytotoxic therapy; Cytotoxic medication; Antimetabolites; Vinca alkaloids; Other drugs used in cancer treatment; Gonadorelin analogues; Steroid use in cancer treatment; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 4. Drugs used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting; Learning objectives; Introduction; The vomiting reflex; The causes of nausea andvomiting; Management of nausea andvomiting; Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; Post-operative nausea andvomiting Nausea and vomiting in cytotoxicchemotherapyMotion sickness; The inner ear; Ménières disease; Case studies; Key learning points; Calculations; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 5. Drugs used in anaesthesia; Learning objectives; Introduction; Modern anaesthesia; The three phases of a generalanaesthetic; Prior to anaesthesia; The triad of anaesthesia; Anaesthetic drugs; Intravenous anaesthetics (IV); Inhalation anaesthetic agents; Inhalational gases; Properties of inhalational agents influencing uptake; How anaesthetic drugs exert theireffects; Intra-operative analgesia Adjuvant drugsMuscle relaxant drugs (NMBs); Reversal of non-depolarizing NMBs; The conduct of a general anaesthetic; Case studies; Key learning points; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 6. Vaccines; Learning objectives; Introduction; Types of vaccine; Routes of administration; Administration site; How vaccines work; Risk groups; Immunization in children; Bacillus Calmette-Guérin; Case studies; Key learning points; Multiple choice questions; Recommended further reading; 7. Intravenous fluids and nutrition; Learning objectives; Introduction; Anatomy and physiology; Fluid Fluid balance |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809535503321 |
Barber Paul | ||
Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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