Understanding pharmacology : essentials for medication safety /
by
Workman, M. Linda
; LaCharity, Linda A; Kruchko, Susan C.
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BookPublisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, 2011Description: xx, 521 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781416029175 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Pharmacology | Drugs -- Administration | Medication errors -- Prevention | Nursing | Drug Therapy -- nursing | Pharmacological Phenomena | Safety Management| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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KAMPALA UNIVERSITY NURSING SCHOOL General Section | WY100.1 .W926 2011 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | accessible | 4017 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-505) and indexes.
CONTENTS
OVERVIEW OF PHARMACOLOGY
drug actions and body response
safety preparing and giving drugs
teaching patients about drug therapy
MATHEMATICS IN PHARMACOLOGY
medical system of weights and measures
mathematic review and introduction to dosage calculation
dosage calculation of intravenous solutions and drugs
CLINICAL CATEGORIES AND USES OF DRUGS
drugs for pain and sleep problems
anti-inflammatory drugs
anti-infectives: antibacterial drugs
anti-infectives: antitubercular and antifungal drugs
drugs that affect urine output
drugs for hypertension
drugs for heart failure
antidysrhythmic drugs
drugs for high blood pressure
drugs for high blood lipids
drugs that affect blood clotting
drugs for asthma and other respiratory problems
drugs for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation
drugs for gastric ulcers and reflux
drugs for seizures
drugs for depression, anxiety and psychosis
drugs for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
drugs for endocrine problems
drugs for diabetes
drugs for glaucoma
drugs for cancer therapy
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