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Karch's Focus on Nursing Pharmacology Rebecca Tucker · 10th Edition · ISBN 9781975261115 · Wolters Kluwer (LWW)
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Chapter index Part 1: Introduction to Nursing Pharmacology
Chapter 1: Introduction to Drugs
Chapter 2: Drugs and the Body
Chapter 3: Toxic Effects of Drugs
Chapter 4: The Nursing Process in Drug Therapy and Patient Safety
Chapter 5: Dosage Calculations
Chapter 6: Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy Part 2: Chemotherapeutic Agents
Chapter 7: Introduction to Cell Physiology
Chapter 8: Antiinfective Agents
Chapter 9: Antibiotics
Chapter 10: Antiviral Agents
Chapter 11: Antifungal Agents
Chapter 12: Antiprotozoal Agents
Chapter 13: Anthelmintic Agents
Chapter 14: Antineoplastic Agents Part 3: Drugs Acting on the Immune System
Chapter 15: Introduction to the Immune Response and Inflammation
Chapter 16: Antiinflammatory, Antiarthritis, and Related Agents
Chapter 17: Immune Modulators
Chapter 18: Vaccines and Sera Part 4: Drugs Acting on the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Chapter 19: Introduction to Nerves and the Nervous System
Chapter 20: Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Agents
Chapter 21: Antidepressant Agents
Chapter 22: Psychotherapeutic Agents
Chapter 23: Antiseizure Agents
Chapter 24: Antiparkinsonism Agents
Chapter 25: Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 26: Opioid Agonists, Opioid Antagonists, and Antimigraine Agents
Chapter 27: General and Local Anesthetic Agents
Chapter 28: Neuromuscular Junction Blocking Agents Part 5: Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 29: Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 30: Adrenergic Agonists
Chapter 31: Adrenergic Antagonists
Chapter 32: Cholinergic Agonists
Chapter 33: Anticholinergic Agents Part 6: Drugs Acting on the Endocrine System
Chapter 34: Introduction to the Endocrine System
Chapter 35: Hypothalamic and Pituitary Agents
Chapter 36: Adrenocortical Agents
Chapter 37: Thyroid and Parathyroid Agents
Chapter 38: Agents to Control Blood Glucose Levels Part 7: Drugs Acting on the Reproductive System
Chapter 39: Introduction to the Reproductive System
Chapter 40: Drugs Affecting the Female Reproductive System
Chapter 41: Drugs Affecting the Male Reproductive System Part 8: Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 42: Introduction to the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 43: Drugs Affecting Blood Pressure
Chapter 44: Agents for Treating Heart Failure
Chapter 45: Antiarrhythmic Agents
Chapter 46: Antianginal Agents
Chapter 47: Lipid-Lowering Agents
Chapter 48: Drugs Affecting Blood Coagulation
Chapter 49: Drugs Used to Treat Anemias Part 9: Drugs Acting on the Renal System
Chapter 50: Introduction to the Renal System
Chapter 51: Diuretic Agents
Chapter 52: Drugs Affecting the Urinary Tract and the Bladder Part 10: Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
Chapter 53: Introduction to the Respiratory System
Chapter 54: Drugs Acting on the Upper Respiratory Tract
Chapter 55: Drugs Acting on the Lower Respiratory Tract Part 11: Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 56: Introduction to the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 57: Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Secretions
Chapter 58: Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility
Chapter 59: Antiemetic Agents
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