Pharmacology Clear and Simple: A Guide to Drug Classifications and Dosage Calculations

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TItle Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Preface......Page 5 Reviewers......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Contents in Brief......Page 10 Contents......Page 12 UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY......Page 16 Chapter 1 History of Pharmacology......Page 18 HISTORY OF PHARMACOLOGY......Page 19 SOURCES OF DRUGS......Page 21 CATEGORIZING MEDICATIONS......Page 23 THE ROLES OF THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE, LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS......Page 25 Chapter 2 Basics of Pharmacology......Page 30 THE DRUG CYCLE......Page 31 ISSUES AFFECTING THE DRUG CYCLE......Page 34 THE IMPORTANCE OF SIDE EFFECTS......Page 35 DRUG RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION......Page 37 Chapter 3 Patient Safety in Medication Administration......Page 46 PATIENT RIGHTS FOR SAFETY......Page 47 THE RIGHT ROUTE AND TECHNIQUE......Page 49 MEDICATION NAMES AND ABBREVIATIONS......Page 50 FACTORS AFFECTING MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION......Page 52 PROTECTING THE PATIENT: ETHICAL AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS......Page 55 PROTECTING THE HEALTH-CARE WORKER......Page 57 Chapter 4 Regulations......Page 66 HISTORY OF DRUG REGULATIONS......Page 67 THE FDA AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT......Page 68 DRUG CONTROL......Page 75 SUBSTANCE ABUSE......Page 79 Chapter 5 Prescriptions and Labels......Page 88 MEDICATION ORDERS......Page 89 PARTS OF A PRESCRIPTION......Page 91 DRUG LABELS......Page 94 UNIT 2 CALCULATIONS......Page 102 Chapter 6 Review of Mathematics......Page 104 WORKING WITH FRACTIONS......Page 105 DECIMALS......Page 113 RATIOS AND PROPORTIONS......Page 119 SOLVING FOR AN UNKNOWN......Page 123 MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS......Page 132 Chapter 8 Dosage Calculations......Page 146 METHODS FOR CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES......Page 147 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES......Page 155 PARENTERAL CALCULATIONS......Page 158 CALCULATING FLUID BALANCE......Page 163 UNIT 3 ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS......Page 170 Chapter 9 Enteral Medications and Administration......Page 172 ENTERAL MEDICATIONS......Page 173 Chapter 10 Parenteral Medications and Administration......Page 186 TOPICAL MEDICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION......Page 187 OPHTHALMIC MEDICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION......Page 190 VAGINAL MEDICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION......Page 191 NASAL ROUTE OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION......Page 193 INHALED MEDICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION......Page 195 INJECTABLE MEDICATIONS......Page 198 UNIT 4 CLASSIFICATIONS OF DRUGS ......Page 228 Chapter 11 Integumentary System Medications......Page 230 SKIN INFECTIONS AND MEDICATIONS......Page 231 INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS AND MEDICATIONS......Page 234 SKIN CANCER AND MEDICATIONS......Page 236 Chapter 12 Musculoskeletal System Medications......Page 244 THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM......Page 245 MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT MUSCULAR DISORDERS......Page 246 MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT ABNORMAL CALCIUM LEVELS......Page 247 MEDICATIONS FOR BONE AND JOINT INFLAMMATION......Page 248 MEDICATIONS TO TREAT PHANTOM LIMB PAIN......Page 250 Chapter 13 Nervous System Medications......Page 258 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM......Page 259 THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MEDICATIONS......Page 260 MEDICATIONS TO CONTROL PAIN AND FEVER......Page 261 MEDICATIONS TO TREAT ANXIETY, INSOMNIA, SEDATION, AND SEIZURES......Page 263 MEDICATIONS TO TREAT BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MOOD DISORDERS......Page 265 MEDICATIONS TO TREAT DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS......Page 267 LOCAL AND GENERAL ANESTHETIC MEDICATIONS......Page 269 ALCOHOL......Page 270 Chapter 14 Eye and Ear Medications......Page 282 EYE MEDICATIONS......Page 283 THE EAR......Page 286 EAR MEDICATIONS......Page 287 MEDICATIONS AND OTOTOXICITY......Page 288 Chapter 15 Endocrine System Medications......Page 296 THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM......Page 297 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM MEDICATIONS......Page 301 MEDICATIONS THAT TREAT ADRENAL DISORDERS......Page 306 Chapter 16 Cardiovascular System Medications......Page 314 THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM......Page 315 CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICATIONS......Page 317 MEDICATIONS FOR LIPID DISORDERS......Page 326 Chapter 17 Immunological System Medications......Page 338 THE IMMUNE RESPONSE......Page 339 MEDICATIONS THAT AFFECT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM......Page 340 THE PULMONARY SYSTEM......Page 368 PULMONARY MEDICATIONS......Page 370 Chapter 19 Gastrointestinal System Medications......Page 382 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM......Page 383 GASTROINTESTINAL MEDICATIONS......Page 384 Chapter 20 Reproductive and Urinary System Medications......Page 404 MEDICATIONS FOR DISORDERS RELATED TO FEMALE HORMONES......Page 405 LABOR MEDICATIONS......Page 409 MEDICATIONS FOR OTHER FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS......Page 410 THE URINARY SYSTEM......Page 411 Chapter 21 Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine......Page 424 VITAMINS......Page 425 MINERALS, LIPIDS, AND AMINO ACIDS......Page 428 HERBAL MEDICINES......Page 431 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE......Page 432 Glossary......Page 440 Appendix A Drug Classifications......Page 458 Appendix B Drug Classification Index by Generic Name......Page 462 Appendix C Controlled Substances Schedules......Page 478 Appendix D Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations......Page 480 Appendix E Administering Medications to Children......Page 490 Appendix F Pediatric Dosage Calculations......Page 492 Appendix G Examples of Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acids, and Lipids Used as Remedies......Page 494 Appendix H Basic Math Concepts......Page 504 Appendix I Answers to Check Ups......Page 506 INDEX......Page 518