Roger McFadden (UK Birmingham City University)

Introducing Pharmacology

For Nursing and Healthcare

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fully updated, this third edition of Introducing Pharmacology provides an engaging and relevant introduction for nursing and healthcare students who are new to pharmacology, as well as anyone looking to refresh their knowledge.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 173mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9781138549197
• ISBN-10: 1138549193
• Artikelnr.: 54895283

Autorenporträt

Roger McFadden is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University (BCU). Now semi-retired, Roger has spent many years teaching pharmacology to nurses and students from allied health professions. He helped develop BCU¿s acclaimed Non-medical Prescribing course that has trained many hundreds of nurses to become independent prescribers.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Principles of pharmacology 1. Let¿s start at basics: cells and how
they work 2. Protein targets for drugs 3. Side-effects, interactions and
pharmacokinetics Part 2: The major drug groups 4. The cardiovascular system
(1): drugs used in the management of coronary artery disease 5. The
cardiovascular system (2): hypertension and antihypertensive drugs 6. Pain
and its management 7. Disorders and drugs of the digestive system 8.
Infection and antimicrobial drugs (bugs and drugs) 9. Disorders and drugs
of the respiratory system 10. Disorders and drugs of the endocrine system
11. Mental health and neurological disorders 12. Cancer and anti-cancer
drugs