Test Bank for Pharmacology for Nursing Care 8th Edition Lehne

Test Bank for Pharmacology for Nursing Care 8th Edition Lehne

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION

1. Orientation to Pharmacology

2. Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice

3. Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and Information

II. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY

4. Pharmacokinetics

5. Pharmacodynamics

6. Drug Interactions

7. Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors

8. Individual Variation in Drug Responses

III. DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

9. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding

10. Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients

11. Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients

IV. PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS

12. Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology

13. Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System

14. Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists

15. Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis

16. Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Ganglionic Blocking Agents

17. Adrenergic Agonists

18. Adrenergic Antagonists

19. Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents

V. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS

20. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology

21. Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease

22. Alzheimer’s Disease

23. Drugs for Multiple Sclerosis

24. Drugs for Epilepsy

25. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity

26. Local Anesthetics

27. General Anesthetics

28. Opioid (Narcotic) Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics

29. Pain Management in Patients with Cancer

30. Drugs for Headache

31. Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia

32. Antidepressants

33. Drugs for Bipolar Disorder

34. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

35. Management of Anxiety Disorders

36. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

37. Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations

38. Drug Abuse II: Alcohol

39. Drug Abuse III: Nicotine and Smoking NEW!

40. Drug Abuse IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol and Nicotine

VI: DRUGS THAT AFFECT FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE

41. Diuretics

42. Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids

VII: DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, AND BLOOD

43. Review of Hemodynamics

44. Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

45. Calcium Channel Blockers

46. Vasodilators

47. Drugs for Hypertension

48. Drugs for Heart Failure

49. Antidysrhythmic Drugs

50. Prophylaxis of Coronary Heart Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels

51. Drugs for Angina Pectoris

52. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs

53. Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

54. Drugs for Hemophilia

55. Drugs for Deficiency Anemias

56. Hematopoietic Agents

VIII. DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

57. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus

58. Drugs for Thyroid Disorders

59. Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function

60. Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex

IX. WOMEN’S HEALTH

61. Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications

62. Birth Control

63. Drug Therapy of Infertility

64. Drugs That Affect Uterine Function

X. MEN’S HEALTH

65. Androgens

66. Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

XI. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC DRUGS

67. Review of the Immune System

68. Childhood Immunization

69. Immunosuppressants

70. Antihistamines

71. Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen

72. Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Disorders

XII. DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS