Introducing Pharmacology: For Nursing and Healthcare

ISBN-13: 9781138549173 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 430 str.

Roger McFadden

Opis

Fully updated, this third edition of Introducing Pharmacology provides an engaging and relevant introduction for nursing and healthcare students who are new to pharmacology, as well as anyone looking to refresh their knowledge.

Spis treści

Part 1: Principles of pharmacology 1. Let’s start at basics: cells and how they work 2. Protein targets for drugs 3. Side-effects, interactions and pharmacokinetics Part 2: The major drug groups 4. The cardiovascular system (1): drugs used in the management of coronary artery disease 5. The cardiovascular system (2): hypertension and antihypertensive drugs 6. Pain and its management 7. Disorders and drugs of the digestive system 8. Infection and antimicrobial drugs (bugs and drugs) 9. Disorders and drugs of the respiratory system 10. Disorders and drugs of the endocrine system 11. Mental health and neurological disorders 12. Cancer and anti-cancer drugs

O autorze

Roger McFadden is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University (BCU). Now semi-retired, Roger has spent many years teaching pharmacology to nurses and students from allied health professions. He helped develop BCU’s acclaimed Non-medical Prescribing course that has trained many hundreds of nurses to become independent prescribers.