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Drug therapy in nursing / Diane S. Aschenbrenner, Samantha J. Venable.

Aschenbrenner, Diane S. (Author). Venable, Samantha J. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0781748399 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780781748391 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 1582559988 (CD-ROM)
ISBN: 9781582559988 (CD-ROM)
Physical Description: xxx, 1217 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Nursing management in drug therapy / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Pharmaceuticals: development, safeguards, and delivery / Samantha J. Venable -- Drug administration / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Adverse effects and drug interactions / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Life span: children / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Life span: pregnant or breast-feeding women / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Life span: older adults / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Lifestyle: substance abuse / Samantha J. Venable -- Lifestyle, diet, and habits: nutrition and complementary medications / Samantha J. Venable -- Environment: influnces on drug therapy / Samantha J. Venable -- Culture and inherited traits: considerations in drug therapy / Diane S. Aschenbrenner --

Drugs affecting adrenergic function / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting cholinergic function / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs producing anesthesia and neuromuscular blocking / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs relieving anxiety and producing sleep / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating mood disorders / Bernard Keenan -- Drugs treating psychotic disorders and dementia / Bernard Keenan and Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating seizure disorders / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting muscle spasm and spasticity / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating Parkinson disease and other movement disorders / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs stimulating the central nervous system / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating severe pain / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating mild to moderate pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine headache / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating arthritis and gout / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting cardiac rhythm / Barbara van de Castle -- Drugs affecting blood pressure / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs treating congestive heart failure / Diane S. Aschenbrenner --

Drugs treating angina / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting lipid levels / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting coagulation / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting urinary output / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting hematopoiesis / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting the immune response / Brenda Shelton -- Drugs that are cell cycle-specific / Delia Bacquiran -- Drugs that are cell cycle-nonspecific / Delia Bacquiran -- Principles of antibiotic therapy / Samantha J. Venable -- Antibiotics affecting the bacterial cell wall / Samantha J. Venable -- Antibiotics affecting protein synthesis / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs that are miscellaneous antibiotics / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating urinary tract infections / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating mycobacterial infections / Samantha J. Venable --

Drugs treating viral and fungal diseases / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating HIV infection and AIDS / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs treating parasitic infections / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting the upper system / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting the lower system / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting the upper gastrointestinal tract / Kathie Judy Guth -- Drugs affecting the lower gastrointestinal tract / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and hypothalamic function / Joyce Vazzano -- Drugs affecting corticosteroid levels / Samantha J. Venable -- Drugs affecting blood glucose levels / Andrew Benson and Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting men's health and sexuality / Shari Lynn and Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting women's health and sexuality / Diane S. Aschenbrenner -- Drugs affecting uterine motility / Diane S. Aschenbrenner.