Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 6e: Includes Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Pharmacology for Health Professionals 6e

If you are worried that studying pharmacology will be difficult to apply to clinical practice, Pharmacology for Health Professionals is the book for you. Written by experienced health professional educators, this textbook brings the study of drugs and medicines to life. This title is considered the most authoritative text in Australia and New Zealand for nursing and allied health students, but it is also highly accessible. The use of easily flowing material, integration with physiology and pathophysiology, and focus on clinically relevant information clearly show how pharmacology concepts can be applied in practice. Fully updated in its sixth edition, the book will help students master this complex and constantly changing area of their studies and is suitable for use in many undergraduate health professional courses including nursing, paramedicine, pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, midwifery, speech pathology and general biomedical/health science programs. INDICE: Unit 1 Introduction to Pharmacology1. Drugs and Medicines2. Clinical, Ethical &Legal Foundations of PharmacotherapyUnit 2 Principles of Pharmacology3. Molecular Drug Targets and Pharmacodynamics4. Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion5. Pharmacogenetics and Individualised Drug Therapy6. Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Regimens7. Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug InteractionsUnit 3 Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System8. Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Transmission9. Drugs Affecting Noradrenergic TransmissionUnit 4 Drugs Affecting the Heart, Vascular System and Blood10. Drugs Affecting Cardiac Function11. Drugs Affecting Vascular Smooth Muscle12. Lipid-lowering Drugs13. Drugs Affecting Thrombosis and Haemostasis14. Drugs Affecting the Haemopoietic SystemUnit 5 Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System15. Drugs Used in Respiratory DisordersUnit 6 Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System16. Drugs Affecting the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal TractUnit 7 Drugs Affecting the Urinary System17. Drugs Affecting the Kidney and BladderUnit 8 Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System18. Anaesthetics19. Analgesics20. Antianxiety, Sedative and Hypnotic Drugs21. Antiepileptic Drugs22. Psychotropic Agents23. Central Nervous System Stimulants24. Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders and Headache25. Drug Dependence and Social PharmacologyUnit 9 Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System26. The Neuroendocrine System and the Pituitary Gland27. The Thyroid Gland, the Parathyroid glands and Bone Disorders28. The Endocrine Pancreas and Diabetes Mellitus29. The Adrenal Cortex and CorticosteroidsUnit 10 Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System30. Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System31. Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive SystemUnit 11 Drugs Used in Neoplastic Diseases32. Overview of the Treatment of Cancer33. Antineoplastic DrugsUnit 12 Drugs Affecting Body Defences34. Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulating DrugsUnit 13 Drugs Affecting Microorganisms35. Overview of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Antibiotic Resistance36. Antibacterial Drugs37. Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs38. Antiprotozoal, Antimycobacterial and Anthelmintic DrugsUnit 14 Special Topics39. Drugs Affecting the Skin40. Drugs Affecting the Eye and Ear41. Drugs in Aged Care42. Pharmacotherapy of Obesity43. Vaccines44. Complementary Therapies

• ISBN: 978-0-7295-4462-7
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 26/11/2022
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• Idioma: Inglés