Trounce's clinical pharmacology for nurses / Ben Greenstein and Dinah Gould ; foreword by John Trounce

Contents

The use of pharmaceuticals
The role of nurses in drug administration
Nurses and the pharmaceutical service
The autonomic nervous system, asthma, 6-hydroxytryptamine and migraine
Drugs acting on the heart
Drugs used for blood pressure
Atheroma and thrombosis: anticoagulants and thrombolytic agents
Drugs affecting the alimentary tract
Emetics and antiemetics, cough remedies, respiratory stimulants
Narcotic analgesics
Anti-inflammatory drugs: treatment of arthritis and gout
Drugs affecting the kidney and renal function
Endocrine system I. The hypothalamus and pituitary
Endocrine system II. Hormones and metabolism: thyroid, parathyroid glands, calcitonin and osteoporosis
Endocrine system III. Hormones and metabolism: insulin, diabetes mellitus and obesity
Endocrine system IV. Hormones and metabolism: the adrenal glands
Endocrine system V. Hormones and reproduction
CNS 1. General anaestesia, local anaestetics and resuscitation
CNS 2. Epilepsy and Parkinson's disease
CNS 3. Antipyschotics, anxiolytics and hypnotics
CNS 4. Antidepressants and dementias
CNS 5. Drug dependence (drug addiction)
Antibacterial drugs
Antifungal and antiviral agents: treatment of HIV disease
Sera and vaccines
Drugs used in the treatment of malignant disease
Treatment of tropical and imported diseases; anthelmintics
Drugs and the eye
Application of drugs to the skin, nose and ears
Vitamins, irons and treatment of anaemia
Drugs in pregnancy and at the extremes of age
Adverse reactions to drugs, testing of drugs and pharmacovigilance
Disinfectants and insecticides
Poisoning and its treatment
Herbal medicines (phytotherapy) and homeopathy

Includes bibliographical references and index.