Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals - E-Book
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Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals - E-Book

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Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals - E-Book

About this book

Since it was first published in 1958, Trounce's Clinical Pharmacology has been the go-to resource for health professionals who prescribe as well as administer medications. Now in its nineteenth edition, the text has been fully updated to reflect the breadth and complexity of modern practice.

The book provides everything the reader needs to know when becoming a prescriber. The text is organised by body system, making it easy to follow, and covers considerations for different patient categories as well as the management of pain, cancer and infection, substance abuse and complementary and alternative medicines.

With a strong clinical orientation and written by practising clinicians, essential information is delivered in an engaging and friendly style that will ensure this book's continued popularity with nurses and allied health professionals for many years to come.

  • Easy navigation makes learning enjoyable
  • Hot topics including cardiology, rheumatology and the use of targeted therapies in cancer keep the reader up to date
  • Learning Objectives, Summary Boxes, Revision Tips and Hints make this suitable for exam preparation
  • Updated to include discussion of the expanding role of professionals in prescribing drugs and latest changes in legislation and guidelines
  • Extensive glossary for those new to prescribing

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Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2021
Edition
19
eBook ISBN
9780702067228
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nursing

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. 1. The Use of Pharmaceuticals
  7. 2. The Role of Nurses in Drug Administration
  8. 3. Adverse Reactions to Drugs, Testing of Drugs and Pharmacovigilance
  9. 4. The Autonomic System
  10. 5. Cardiovascular System 1: Drugs Acting on the Heart
  11. 6. Cardiovascular System 2: Drugs Used for Blood Pressure
  12. 7. Cardiovascular system 3: Atheroma and Thrombosis – Anticoagulants and Thrombolytic Agents
  13. 8. Resuscitation
  14. 9. The Respiratory System
  15. 10. Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System
  16. 11. Vitamins, Iron and Treatment of Anaemia
  17. 12. Drugs Affecting the Kidney
  18. 13. Drugs Used for the Treatment of Rheumatological Conditions: Treatment of Arthritis and Gout
  19. 14. Endocrine system 1: The Hypothalamus and Pituitary
  20. 15. Endocrine system 2: Hormones and Metabolism – Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
  21. 16. Endocrine system 3: Hormones and Metabolism – Diabetes
  22. 17. Endocrine system 4: Hormones and Metabolism – The Adrenal Glands
  23. 18. Endocrine system 5: Hormones and Reproduction
  24. 19. Nervous System 1: General Anaesthesia and Local Anaesthetics
  25. 20. Nervous system 2: Opioid Analgesics
  26. 21. Drugs Used in Neurological Diseases: Migraine, Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease
  27. 22. Drugs Used in Psychiatric Disorders: Antipsychotics, Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Hypnotics and Anti-dementia drugs
  28. 23. Drug Dependence and Drug Abuse
  29. 24. Drugs Used for Dermatological Conditions
  30. 25. Drugs Used For Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
  31. 26. Antibacterials
  32. 27. Antivirals: Treatments for HIV, Hepatitis and Influenza
  33. 28. Vaccines
  34. 29. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Malignant Diseases
  35. 30. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Tropical Diseases
  36. 31. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Ophthalmological Diseases
  37. 32. Special Considerations in Drug Use: Pregnancy, Paediatrics and the Older Patient
  38. 33. Toxicity of Drugs and Treatment
  39. 34. Herbal Medicines and Homeopathy
  40. Appendix. Biologic Agents
  41. Glossary
  42. Index

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