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Pharmacology for Health Professionals ANZ

Includes Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Pharmacology for Health Professionals 6e

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Elsevier Health Sciences | e druk, 2023
ISBN13: 9780729544627
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Elsevier Health Sciences e druk, 2023 9780729544627
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If you are worried that studying pharmacology will be difficult to apply to clinical practice, Pharmacology for Health Professionals is the book for you. Written by experienced health professional educators, this textbook brings the study of drugs and medicines to life.

This title is considered the most authoritative text in Australia and New Zealand for nursing and allied health students, but it is also highly accessible. The use of easily flowing material, integration with physiology and pathophysiology, and focus on clinically relevant information clearly show how pharmacology concepts can be applied in practice.

Fully updated in its sixth edition, the book will help students master this complex and constantly changing area of their studies and is suitable for use in many undergraduate health professional courses including nursing, paramedicine, pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, midwifery, speech pathology and general biomedical/health science programs. Focus on clinical application of pharmacology through review exercises, clinical focus boxes and prescribing considerations Critical thinking scenarios in each chapter reinforce pharmacological concepts and clinical application Humanoid models illustrate pharmacological or adverse effects of drugs Contextualised for Australian and New Zealand students Includes life span/gender/cultural considerations where relevant Comprehensive Drugs at a Glance table in each chapter An eBook included in all print purchases

Additional resources on Evolve:

eBook on VitalSource

Instructor resources:

  - Test bank

  - Solutions to in text end-of-chapter review questions

  - Additional Critical Thinking Scenarios and model answers

  - Image collection

  - Comparative 5e to 6e table of contents

  - Nursing and paramedicine specific resources including learning objectives, case studies and clinical practice considerations

Student resources:

  - Animations

  - Clinical Interest boxes

  - Student quizzes

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ISBN13:9780729544627
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback

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Unit 1 Introduction to Pharmacology<br>1. Drugs and Medicines<br>2. Clinical, Ethical &Legal Foundations of Pharmacotherapy<br>Unit 2 Principles of Pharmacology<br>3. Molecular Drug Targets and Pharmacodynamics<br>4. Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion<br>5. Pharmacogenetics and Individualised Drug Therapy<br>6. Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Regimens<br>7. Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions<br>Unit 3 Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System<br>8. Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Transmission<br>9. Drugs Affecting Noradrenergic Transmission<br>Unit 4 Drugs Affecting the Heart, Vascular System and Blood<br>10. Drugs Affecting Cardiac Function<br>11. Drugs Affecting Vascular Smooth Muscle<br>12. Lipid-lowering Drugs<br>13. Drugs Affecting Thrombosis and Haemostasis<br>14. Drugs Affecting the Haemopoietic System<br>Unit 5 Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System<br>15. Drugs Used in Respiratory Disorders<br>Unit 6 Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System<br>16. Drugs Affecting the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract<br>Unit 7 Drugs Affecting the Urinary System<br>17. Drugs Affecting the Kidney and Bladder<br>Unit 8 Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System<br>18. Anaesthetics<br>19. Analgesics<br>20. Antianxiety, Sedative and Hypnotic Drugs<br>21. Antiepileptic Drugs<br>22. Psychotropic Agents<br>23. Central Nervous System Stimulants<br>24. Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders and Headache<br>25. Drug Dependence and Social Pharmacology<br>Unit 9 Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System<br>26. The Neuroendocrine System and the Pituitary Gland<br>27. The Thyroid Gland, the Parathyroid glands and Bone Disorders<br>28. The Endocrine Pancreas and Diabetes Mellitus<br>29. The Adrenal Cortex and Corticosteroids<br>Unit 10 Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System<br>30. Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System<br>31. Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System<br>Unit 11 Drugs Used in Neoplastic Diseases<br>32. Overview of the Treatment of Cancer<br>33. Antineoplastic Drugs<br>Unit 12 Drugs Affecting Body Defences<br>34. Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulating Drugs<br>Unit 13 Drugs Affecting Microorganisms<br>35. Overview of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Antibiotic Resistance<br>36. Antibacterial Drugs<br>37. Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs<br>38. Antiprotozoal, Antimycobacterial and Anthelmintic Drugs<br>Unit 14 Special Topics<br>39. Drugs Affecting the Skin<br>40. Drugs Affecting the Eye and Ear<br>41. Drugs in Aged Care<br>42. Pharmacotherapy of Obesity<br>43. Vaccines<br>44. Complementary Therapies
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