Chapter 9. Emetics and antiemetics, cough remedies, respiratory stimulants Chapter Contents Emetics123 Mechanism of vomiting 123 Reflex emetics 124 Central emetics (those acting on the brain) 124 Antiemetics124 Muscarinic acetylcholine…
Chapter 3. Nurses and the pharmaceutical service Chapter Contents The working relationship between pharmacist and nurse33 Drug selection and dosage34 Drug supply34 Drug storage34 Drug preparation35 Drug labels35 Drug administration35…
Chapter 37 Anticancer Drugs Outline Genetic, Infective, Environmental, and Dietary Influences Cell Cycle–Nonspecific and Cell Cycle–Specific Anticancer Drugs Cancer Chemotherapy Combination Chemotherapy General Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Anticancer Therapy…
Chapter 55 Postpartum and Newborn Drugs Robin Webb Corbett and Laura K. Williford Owens Outline Drugs Used during the Postpartum Period Pain Relief for Uterine Contractions Pain Relief for Perineal…
Chapter 54 Female Reproductive Cycle II Labor, Delivery, and Preterm Neonatal Drugs Robin Webb Corbett and Laura K. Williford Owens Outline Drugs for Pain Control during Labor Analgesia/Sedation Nursing Process:…
Chapter 53 Female Reproductive Cycle I Pregnancy and Preterm Labor Drugs Robin Webb Corbett and Laura K. Williford Owens Outline Physiology of Pregnancy Therapeutic Drug and Herbal Use in Pregnancy…
Chapter 38 Targeted Therapies to Treat Cancer Outline Pathophysiology Normal Cell Growth Regulation Targeted Therapy Drugs Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Multikinase Inhibitors Nursing Process: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care: Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and…
Chapter 47 Drugs for Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders Outline Vomiting Nonpharmacologic Measures Nonprescription Antiemetics Prescription Antiemetics Nursing Process: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care: Antiemetics Emetics Ipecac Diarrhea Nonpharmacologic Measures Traveler’s Diarrhea Antidiarrheals Nursing…
Chapter 51 Endocrine Drugs Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Disorders Outline Pituitary Gland Anterior Lobe Posterior Lobe Nursing Process: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care: Pituitary Hormones Thyroid Gland Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Nursing Process:…
Chapter 25 Antiinflammatory Drugs Outline Pathophysiology Antiinflammatory Agents Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Salicylates Nursing Process: Patient-Centered Collaborative Care: Salicylate: Aspirin Para-Chlorobenzoic Acid Phenylacetic Acid Derivatives Propionic Acid Derivatives Fenamates Oxicams Nursing…
