Prentice Hall

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Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 3/E
Susan M. Turley, MA, BSN, RN, ART, CMT

ISBN-10: 0130417424
ISBN-13: 9780130417428

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 562 pp
Published: 08/20/2002

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For courses in Pharmacology and/or Medical Transcription.

This introductory text helps students in health professions understand pharmacology. From the history of drugs to current drugs for every body system, it covers everything students will need to know. A comprehensive glossary/index with drug dosages and drug name pronunciation is also provided.

  • NEW - Updated, revised, and expanded preliminary chapters—Features added illustrations.

    • Presents students with additional material on the history of drugs, drug legislation, drug design, drug actions, drug terminology, and the prescription.

  • NEW - Focus on healthcare issues.

    • Helps students and teachers explore some of the complex issues in the world of healthcare and pharmacology that we hear about on the news each day.

  • NEW - Comprehensive coverage of generic and trade name drugs.

    • Assembles both types of drugs currently on the market listed for each drug category, and includes prescription as well as over-the-counter drugs.

  • NEW - Chapter-end lists of discontinued drugs—Also listed in the Glossary and Index.

    • Provides students with a quick reference to drugs that have been taken off the market but may be mentioned in a patient's medical record or in the dictated Past Medical History, allowing students to readily identify them as being discontinued.

  • NEW - Clinical scenarios.

    • Supplies students with real medical case histories accompanied by questions and answers.

  • NEW - Illustrations of handwritten prescriptions.

    • Allows students to test their ability to read and interpret written prescriptions.

  • NEW - Expanded “Did You Know?” features.

    • Highlights interesting anecdotes or unusual information pertinent to the drugs being discussed.

  • NEW - More “Historical Notes.”

    • Presents interesting information about the historical basis of pharmacology.

  • NEW - Added “In Depth” features.

    • Explores particularly complex issues pertaining to drug use or action.

  • NEW - Updated Glossary/Index.

    • Serves students with the drug forms and dosages for all the listed drugs.

  • NEW - Pronunciation Guide—Included in the Glossary/Index.

    • Familiarizes and helps students master the correct pronunciation of unfamiliar drug names.

  • A framework of thinking for healthcare professionals.

    • Builds a foundation of knowledge about drug treatment that makes pharmacology both familiar and useful to students.

  • A wide variety of subjects—Includes botany; molecular chemistry; research; clinical observation; toxicology; legislation; and patient education.

    • Shows students a spectrum of diverse yet interrelated topics that affect pharmacology.

  • A historical synopsis.

    • Spans from the past use of herbs and plant extracts to today's research and life-saving discoveries to, finally, the future with its seemingly limitless potential for medical discovery.

  • Unique and interesting perspectives.

    • Considers extensive and often unrecognized research of doctors and scientists around the world, their hard work, astute observation, and valuable insights.

  • Comprehensive and balanced coverage—Provides discussions on all drugs for allbody systems.

    • Covers the various effects of drugs on each body system including a full chapter on experimental drugs for AIDS.

  • A practical orientation.

    • Connects technical drug information to actual diseases, offering immediate application.

  • Numerous illustrations—Features both photographs and line drawings, and cartoons from two nationally known cartoonists.

    • Adds interest and visual detail to help clarify concepts discussed throughout the text.

  • Competency-based learning objectives and correlated review questions.

    • Gives student the chance to check their understanding of key learned concepts before moving on.

  • Updated, revised, and expanded preliminary chapters—Features added illustrations.

    • Presents students with additional material on the history of drugs, drug legislation, drug design, drug actions, drug terminology, and the prescription.

  • Focus on healthcare issues.

    • Helps students and teachers explore some of the complex issues in the world of healthcare and pharmacology that we hear about on the news each day.

  • Comprehensive coverage of generic and trade name drugs.

    • Assembles both types of drugs currently on the market listed for each drug category, and includes prescription as well as over-the-counter drugs.

  • Chapter-end lists of discontinued drugs—Also listed in the Glossary and Index.

    • Provides students with a quick reference to drugs that have been taken off the market but may be mentioned in a patient's medical record or in the dictated Past Medical History, allowing students to readily identify them as being discontinued.

  • Clinical scenarios.

    • Supplies students with real medical case histories accompanied by questions and answers.

  • Illustrations of handwritten prescriptions.

    • Allows students to test their ability to read and interpret written prescriptions.

  • Expanded “Did You Know?” features.

    • Highlights interesting anecdotes or unusual information pertinent to the drugs being discussed.

  • More “Historical Notes.”

    • Presents interesting information about the historical basis of pharmacology.

  • Added “In Depth” features.

    • Explores particularly complex issues pertaining to drug use or action.

  • Updated Glossary/Index.

    • Serves students with the drug forms and dosages for all the listed drugs.

  • Pronunciation Guide—Included in the Glossary/Index.

    • Familiarizes and helps students master the correct pronunciation of unfamiliar drug names.



List of Figures.


Foreword by John H. Dirckx, M.D.


 1. Introduction to Pharmacology.


 2. The History of Drugs: An Overview.


 3. Drug Legislation.


 4. Drug Design, Testing, Manufacturing, and Marketing.


 5. Drug Forms and Routes of Administration.


 6. Steps in the Drug Cycle.


 7. Drug Effects.


 8. Drug Terminology.


 9. Systems of Measurement.


10. The Prescription.


11. Dermatology Drugs.


12. Urinary Tract Drugs.


13. Gastrointestinal Drugs.


14. Musculoskeletal Drugs.


15. Cardiovascular Drugs.


16. Emergency Drugs.


17. Anticoagulant and Thrombolytic Drugs.


18. Pulmonary Drugs.


19. Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Drugs.


20. Ophthalmic Drugs.


21. Endocrine Drugs.


22. Antidiabetic Drugs.


23. Obstetric and Gynecologic Drugs.


24. Neurological Drugs.


25. Psychiatric Drugs.


26. Analgesic Drugs.


27. Anti-Infective Drugs.


28. AIDS Drugs and Antiviral Drugs.


29. Antifungal Drugs.


30. Chemotherapy Drugs.


31. Anesthetics.


32. Intravenous Fluids and Blood Products.


Glossary/Index.

Susan M. Turley is an experienced educator and practitioner in many areas of health care. She has worked in acute care, managed care, long-term care, and the physician's office and has held positions in nursing, quality management, infection control, medical assisting, medical transcription, and health information management.

As an educator, she has taught college and community college courses in pharmacology and pathophysiology. She has presented numerous staff inservices in acute care, managed care, and long-term care settings and co-presented numerous all-day seminars for teachers throughout the country. She codeveloped the curriculum and training materials for a nationally distributed medical transcription training program and currently works as a consultant in curriculum development and instructor for a distance learning school with health information management and medical transcription programs.

She is the author of numerous medical and educational articles for national journals, and co-author of two funded national healthcare grants.

She has a Master of Arts degree in adult education, a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, and national certification in the fields of health information management and medical transcription.

Her writing is well-known for its clarity in presenting technically difficult material and for a special blend of in-depth coverage that also includes humor and interesting anecdotes to keep interest high.

Providing a complete overview of pharmacology, this resource presents a comprehensive framework for drug recognition and drug usage. Arranged by medical specialty or drug category, it covers all of the "need-to-know" essentials from the history of drugs and the drug approval process to prescription and over-the-counter trade name and generic drugs for every body system. Revised and updated, the third edition includes the most current drugs and drug information.

NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION:
  • Corresponding Companion Website that features drug updates and discussions of current healthcare issues, as well as study guide exercises, www.prenhall.com/turley
  • Focus on healthcare issues encountered on a clay-to-day basis.
  • Drug forms and dosages for all listed drugs are included in the Glossary/Index. Pronunciation guide is now included in the Glossary/Index.
  • Clinical scenarios from real medical case histories are included, accompanied by questions and exercises.
  • Handwritten prescriptions allow students to interpret actual written prescription.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
  • Covers the broad spectrum of diverse yet interrelated topics that affect pharmacology, Such as botany, molecular chemistry, research, clinical observation, toxicology. Legislation, and patient education.
  • Presents competency-based learning objectives and correlated review questions.
  • Includes end-of-chapter questions, spelling tips and the insights provided by correct spellings, historical notes, and Did You Know boxes.
  • Includes photographs and line drawings for visual comprehension and reinforcement.

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