ABSTRACT
Your comprehensive and current introduction to the fascinating field of Pharmacology, applied to Nursing and Health! Now fully updated in line with changes in clinical practice, new drugs and research developments.
This clear and readable text will guide you through how drugs act within the body coupled with their clinical application. Sections covering social, legal and professional issues are included alongside the scientific principles of pharmacology. Drug groups are considered according to their pharmacological effects, their action on physiological processes and the conditions they are used to treat.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|16 pages
Pharmacology Within the Social Context
part II|34 pages
Pharmacology Within the Professional Context
part III|53 pages
Drug Administration and Professional Responsibilities
part IV|63 pages
General Aspects of Pharmacology
part V|35 pages
Toxicology
part VI|56 pages
Autonomic Pharmacology
part VII|27 pages
Chemical Mediators
part VIII|73 pages
Modulation of Behaviour, Cognition and Motor Activity
part IX|49 pages
Drugs used to Relieve Pain and Produce Anaesthesia
part X|141 pages
Modulation of Oxygenation and Perfusion
part XI|34 pages
Modulation of Gastrointestinal function
part XII|79 pages
Modulation of Body Growth, Development and Metabolism
part XIII|50 pages
Nutritional and Natural Therapies
part XIV|127 pages
Modulation of Cellular Growth and Proliferation
part XV|34 pages
Drugs Used Topically