Pharmacology I MD0804

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION LESSON 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN SELECTING A REFERENCE HUMAN SOURCES PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNALS OVERVIEW SPECIFIC JOURNALS PHARMACEUTICAL TEXTS OVERVIEW SPECIFIC TEXTS ELECTRONIC DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES OVERVIEW EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 2 PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS OF THE BODY CELLS INTRODUCTION STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF A CELL PINOCYTOSIS PHAGOCYTOSIS TISSUE DEFINITION OF TISSUE TYPES OF TISSUE SKIN DESCRIPTION OF SKIN FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN APPENDAGES OF THE SKIN DISEASES OF THE SKIN SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SKIN DISEASE TREATMENT NATURE AND CAUSES OF DISEASE DEFINITION OF DISEASE CAUSES OF DISEASE TREATMENT OF DISEASE AND INJURY INTRODUCTION PREVENTIVE TREATMENT CORRECTIVE/SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 3 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS IMPORTANT IN PHARMACOLOGY GENERAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INTRODUCTION TO DRUGS SOURCES OF DRUGS USES FOR DRUGS CONSIDERATIONS OF DRUG THERAPY FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE DRUG DOSAGE EFFECTS TYPES OF ADVERSE REACTIONS TO DRUGS FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE DRUG ACTION INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOKINETICS ABSORPTION OF DRUGS FACTORS WHICH AFFECT ABSORPTION DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS METABOLISM (BIOTRANSFORMATION) BIOAVAILABILITY EXCRETION MECHANISMS OF DRUG ACTION DRUG EFFICACY EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 4 BACKGROUND INFORMATION BACKGROUND INFORMATION MECHANISM OF ACTION OF THE LOCAL ANESTHETICS THE USE OF VASOCONSTRICTORS IN CONJUNCTION NITH LOCAL ANESTHETICS ANOTHER AGENT WHICH CAN AFFECT THE ACTIONS OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCAL ANESTHETICS TOXICITIES OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS LOCAL ANESTHETICS AND THEIR CLINICAL USES EXAMPLES OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS LOCAL ANESTHETICS USED FOR TOPICAL APPLICATION ONLY EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 5 BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TYPES OF NERVOUS TISSUES SPECIALIZATION THE NEURON AND ITS "CONNECTIONS" DEFINITION OF A NEURON TYPES OF NEURON BRANCHES TYPES OF NEURONS NEURON "CONNECTIONS" PROCESS OF NEUROTRANSMISSION NEUROTRANSMITTERS THE ALL OR NONE LAW THE HUMAN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM GENERAL COMMENTS THE HUMAN BRAIN THE HUMAN SPINAL CORD COVERINGS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE CNS CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 6 GENERAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS INTRODUCTION DEFINITION MECHANISM OF ACTION OF GENERAL ANESTHETICS TYPES OF GENERAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS OTHER AGENTS USED DURING SURGERY INTRODUCTION ANALGESIC AGENTS DRYING AGENTS NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS SEDATIVE AND HYPNOTIC AGENTS ANTIANXIETY AGENTS EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 7 BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION DEFINITION OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC CLINICALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS INTRODUCTION THE PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC AGENTS CLINICAL USES OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC AGENTS ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SEDATIVE HYPNOTICS CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS CLASSIFICATION OF SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC AGENTS BARBITURATE SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS NONBARBITURATE SEDATIVES AND HYPNOTICS EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 8 REVIEW OF EPILEPSY BASIC DEFINITIONS TYPES OF EPILEPSY CAUSES OF EPILEPSY ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ANTICONVULSANTS SPECIFIC ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 9 OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION THE FOUR MAJOR CLASSES OF FUNCTIONAL MENTAL DISORDERS TERMINOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS ANTIANXIETY AGENTS INTRODUCTION TO ANTIANXIETY AGENTS INDICATIONS FOR ANTIANXIETY AGENTS USES OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS ADVANTAGES OF THE USE OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS DISADVANTAGES OF THE USE OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS EXAMPLES OF ANTIANXIETY AGENTS ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS INTRODUCTION TO ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS INDICATIONS FOR ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS EFFECTS OF ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS PRECAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS SPECIFIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS INTRODUCTION TO ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS INDICATIONS FOR USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS USES OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS DOSAGE PRINCIPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS SPECIFIC ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 10 BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OTHER DRUGS WHICH ACT UPON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (STIMULANTS) CEREBRAL OR PSYCHOMOTOR AGENTS INTRODUCTION CLASSES OF CEREBRAL OR PSYCHOMOTOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS ANALEPTIC AGENTS (BRAIN STEM STIMULANTS) INTRODUCTION EXAMPLE OF AN ANALEPTIC AGENT CONVULSANTS (SPINAL CORD STIMULANTS) INTRODUCTION THERAPEUTIC USE OF CONVULSANTS EXERCISES SOLUTIONS LESSON 11 BACKGROUND GENERAL COMMENTS HISTORY OF NARCOTIC AGENTS PHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE NARCOTICS SIDE EFFECTS OF NARCOTICS NARCOTIC AGENTS AND NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS SPECIFIC NARCOTIC AGENTS CAUTIONS OF NARCOTIC USE NARCOTIC ANTAGONISM EXERCISES SOLUTIONS ANNEX COMMENT SHEET