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Clinical Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series)

by: Springhouse
publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, published: 2008-06-04
ASIN: 0781789389
EAN: 9780781789387
sales rank: 44496

Written in the award-winning Incredibly Easy! style, this book provides complete and clear explanations of how drugs act and interact in the treatment of disease. Focusing on mechanisms of drug action, the book details specific drugs by pharmacologic class for all body systems as well as drugs for pain, psychiatric disorders, infection, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, and cancer. Potentially dangerous drug and drug-herb interactions are highlighted. This thoroughly updated edition covers the newest drugs in each pharmacologic class and includes information on obesity drugs, a new chapter on genitourinary system drugs, a new medication safety feature, and a new appendix on common herbal preparations and their drug interactions.

Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology (7th Edition)

by: Bryan E. Bledsoe
publisher: Prentice Hall, published: 2011-11-17
ASIN: 0135138221
EAN: 9780135138229
sales rank: 172266

Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive guide to the most common medications and fluids used by paramedics and other emergency medical service (EMS) professionals in prehospital emergency care. A cornerstone of EMS education for more than 25 years, it has been extensively revised in this edition to reflect current trends in emergency care, especially the growing requirement for evidence-based practice. A valuable aid to both practicing paramedics and paramedic students, it presents care procedures that represent accepted practices throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as up-to-date medication dosages according with nationally accepted standards, including those of the AMA, AHA, and PDR.

Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 6e

by: Marilyn Winterton Edmunds PhD ANP/GNP
publisher: Mosby, published: 2009-01-21
ASIN: 0323056202
EAN: 9780323056205
sales rank: 228809
Edmunds helps you understand how drugs and drug classes work, rather than simply memorizing information about individual drugs. This book emphasizes the principles of safe drug administration, including coverage of math review and drug dosage calculation. It also covers "must-know" drugs - the ones you'll see most often in clinical practice. A Companion CD includes Animations, Video Clips, interactive Drug Dosage Calculators, an Audio Glossary, and an expanded collection of Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination.
A focus on understanding drug classes rather than memorizing individual drugs helps you understand the actions and uses of drug classes and provides a framework for safe, effective practice as new drugs are introduced and as existing drugs are withdrawn from the market.
Full-color design includes 195 drawings and photographs.
Coverage of math review and medication administration includes three chapters on math review and drug dosage calculation, to promote safe drug administration.
Consistent chapter format covers each drug class in a practical format including Action, Uses, Adverse Reactions, Drug and Food Interactions, and Nursing Implications and Patient Teaching sections.
Application of the nursing process to each drug class includes Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Patient and Family Teaching.
Key content is highlighted, as in all of Elsevier's LPN Threads textbooks, with features such as Memory Joggers, Clinical Goldmines, Clinical Landmines, Pediatric Considerations, and Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes.
Case Studies in all drug chapters offer practice in applying information to realistic clinical situations and help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN Examination.
Drug Calculation Review questions reinforce your drug calculation and math skills in the context of clinical practice.
Critical Thinking Questions at the end of each chapter promote higher-level thinking skills while reinforcing key concepts.
Glossary includes all of the book's Key Terms plus additional terminology that will be helpful in clinical practice, with audio pronunciations on the Companion CD and Evolve website.
Improved readability and clarity make the content easier than ever to learn.
Unique! 30 "must-know" drugs - those most commonly prescribed - are highlighted with icons and listed inside the back cover for quick reference.
Do-Not-Confuse Drug List, located inside the back cover for quick reference, helps you avoid drug errors with common look-alike/sound-alike drug names.
Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN/LVN Practice chapter focuses on today's LPN/LVN practice environment, including the increased levels of responsibility, increasing resource constraints, and common cultural misunderstandings.
Coverage of patient teaching and cultural awareness now emphasizes pharmacology rather than disease processes, relating patient teaching, health literacy, and lifespan and cultural considerations to drug administration.
Updated diabetes coverage reflects the latest developments in drug therapy for patients with diabetes mellitus.
Coverage of obesity management is expanded to reflect the national emphasis on reducing obesity in favor of healthy lifestyles that reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and related "lifestyle diseases."
Expanded coverage of drug-resistant infections includes MRSA and other drug-resistant organisms.
Integrated Video Clips and Animations on the Companion CD and Evolve website are now highlighted in the margins of the book.
Geriatric Considerations boxes are expanded and updated to better identify special considerations in drug therapy for older adults.

Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals (4th Edition)

by: Susan M. Turley
publisher: Prentice Hall, published: 2009-04-02
ASIN: 0135145708
EAN: 9780135145708
sales rank: 89523
The purpose of this book is to provide a framework of knowledge to help readers recognize drug categories and generic and trade name drugs, understand therapeutic drug actions and the rationale for using drugs to treat disease, understand why side effects, allergic effects, and other effects of drugs occur, discern between sound-alike drugs, and explore clinical applications and current healthcare issues relating to pharmacology. By providing this foundation of knowledge, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals will help health professionals deal with drugs currently on the market and also with the myriad of new drugs that are approved each year.

Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

by: Laurence Brunton
publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, published: 2007-09-28
ASIN: 0071443436
EAN: 9780071443432
sales rank: 146561

Put the authority of Goodman & Gilman's in the palm of your hand!

5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"...the most authoritative and trusted source of pharmacological information, has now spawned a portable pocket drug guide....This manual extracts the essential core drug information from the eleventh edition of the parent book, referring the reader to the online version of the parent book for historical aspects, many chemical and clinical details, and additional figures and references. This makes G & G a very useful book. This will be of use to individuals in training or practice in the fields of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, or allied health disciplines where knowledge of drug actions are important....Each chapter provides the core essential information provided in the parent book in a very readable format. Readers can use this easy to handle and read manual for essential information along with the online version of the parent book as a reference for more in-depth specific information on drugs."--Doody's Review Service

The Goodman & Gilman Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics offers the renowned content of Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition, condensed into an ultra-handy, streamlined reference.

More than just a pocket drug guide, this indispensable resource offers:

A carry-along source of essential fundamental information, with all the authority of Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition
The benefits of the world's leading pharmacology text in a convenient, portable format
Comprehensive, yet streamlined and clinically relevant coverage of the pharmacological basis of therapeutics
High-yield overview of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the foundations of pharmacology
Expert insights into the properties, mechanisms, and uses of all the major drug classes
Considerations of vital patient-specific issues
(20081118)

Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 8e

by: Douglas S. Gardenhire EdD(c) RRT-NPS
publisher: Mosby, published: 2011-10-07
ASIN: 0323080278
EAN: 9780323080279
sales rank: 95546

The Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 8^th Edition is a valuable companion to the Rau text that offers a wide range of activities and practice exercises to further your understanding of challenging pharmacology material. Definitions, case studies, and content review break down complex concepts and help clarify key content from the text. NBRC exam-style questions, matching questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and labeling exercises give you practice in applying those concepts and prepare you for the NBRC exam.

Chapter objectives link workbook exercises to specific content from the textbook.

A variety of pharmacology exercises hones your understanding of key terms and concepts.

80% more case-based scenarios help you develop the critical-thinking and analytical skills needed to succeed on the NBRC exam.

120 additional NBRC exam-style questions give you more practice with the types of questions you will encounter on the NBRC exam.

Illustrated Pharmacology Memory Cards: PharMnemonics

by: Howard Shen
publisher: Minireview, published: 2007-02-16
ASIN: 1595411011
EAN: 9781595411013
sales rank: 39839
This set of 282 PharMnemonics cards is carefully designed to make medical pharmacology fun to learn and easy to memorize. First of all, major drug names or class stems are linked to drug actions with mnemonics, humor and illustrations. This turns a "clueless" drug name into a vivid visual cue for easy recall of drug actions and quick recognition of drug classification. Secondly, along with the action-linked visual mnemonics, mechanisms of action are explained sufficiently with detailed diagrams. Thirdly, drug uses, interactions and side effects are summarized concisely in an outline format and ALSO made memorable with numerous mnemonics and illustrations. Finally, some key points of drugs are presented with tables and even highlighted with Dr. Bright's Hint, a special mnemonic form mostly expressed as a brief conversation. Organized systematically, each topic starts with an overview card that has a list of drugs on the front and an integrated diagram illustrating the sites of action on the back. This provides the reader a comprehensive yet clear big picture for drug classification and rationales of drug therapy. It is updated with the latest drugs and drug classes, such as GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors used for treating type II diabetes mellitus. Also, it has an appendix listing commonly used trade names. This set of PharMnemonics cards is intended to serve as an excellent memory aid in medical pharmacology review, either for the courses or the board exams. It is suitable for anyone who wants to learn and memorize medical pharmacology with ease and fun.

Pharmacology Recall (Recall (Wolters Kluwer))

by: Anand Ramachandran
publisher: Lippincott Raven, published: 2007-01
ASIN: 0781787300
EAN: 9780781787307
sales rank: 83653
Written for busy medical students and house officers, Pharmacology Recall minimizes the time spent reading and identifying important material and maximizes the time available for actual learning. Now you can have the print and audio versions together for even more convenient study. With rapid-fire questions and answers in downloadable MP3 files, you can use these files on any digital audio playback device, and they contain all the same content as the print version of Pharmacology Recall, Second Edition.

Pharmacology for the Boards and Wards (Boards and Wards Series)

by: Carlos Ayala
publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, published: 2006-05-31
ASIN: 1405105119
EAN: 9781405105118
sales rank: 176157

Pharmacology for the Boards and Wards, Second Edition organizes the mass of information you need to know to succeed! Organized by drug groups and written in easy-to-follow outline format, this review book provides you with a clear and logical summary of the material most frequently tested on the USMLE. The book includes review questions and answers with detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers. Numerous tables, illustrations, and "buzzwords" aid in retention of facts.

Pharmacology for the Boards and Wards, Second Edition is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find Boards and Wards valuable.

Integrated Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology (3rd Edition)

by: Bruce J. Colbert
publisher: Prentice Hall, published: 2011-01-28
ASIN: 0132568721
EAN: 9780132568722
sales rank: 267173

Integrated Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology, Third Edition, offers instructors and students an engaging, interactive teaching and learning experience. The text's integrated approach includes perspectives from both pharmacists and respiratory therapists. In addition, pharmacology is linked to physiology and pathology to give students complete, cohesive coverage. Extensive clinical examples, special features, a continuously updated website, and "splashes" of light humor throughout the book help students learn the concepts and get the latest information on new drugs on the market.

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	Clinical Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) by: Springhouse publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, published: 2008-06-04 ASIN: 0781789389 EAN: 9780781789387 sales rank: 44496 Written in the award-winning Incredibly Easy! style, this book provides complete and clear explanations of how drugs act and interact in the treatment of disease. Focusing on mechanisms of drug action, the book details specific drugs by pharmacologic class for all body systems as well as drugs for pain, psychiatric disorders, infection, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, and cancer. Potentially dangerous drug and drug-herb interactions are highlighted. This thoroughly updated edition covers the newest drugs in each pharmacologic class and includes information on obesity drugs, a new chapter on genitourinary system drugs, a new medication safety feature, and a new appendix on common herbal preparations and their drug interactions.
	Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology (7th Edition) by: Bryan E. Bledsoe publisher: Prentice Hall, published: 2011-11-17 ASIN: 0135138221 EAN: 9780135138229 sales rank: 172266 Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive guide to the most common medications and fluids used by paramedics and other emergency medical service (EMS) professionals in prehospital emergency care. A cornerstone of EMS education for more than 25 years, it has been extensively revised in this edition to reflect current trends in emergency care, especially the growing requirement for evidence-based practice. A valuable aid to both practicing paramedics and paramedic students, it presents care procedures that represent accepted practices throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as up-to-date medication dosages according with nationally accepted standards, including those of the AMA, AHA, and PDR.
	Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 6e by: Marilyn Winterton Edmunds PhD ANP/GNP publisher: Mosby, published: 2009-01-21 ASIN: 0323056202 EAN: 9780323056205 sales rank: 228809 Edmunds helps you understand how drugs and drug classes work, rather than simply memorizing information about individual drugs. This book emphasizes the principles of safe drug administration, including coverage of math review and drug dosage calculation. It also covers "must-know" drugs - the ones you'll see most often in clinical practice. A Companion CD includes Animations, Video Clips, interactive Drug Dosage Calculators, an Audio Glossary, and an expanded collection of Review Questions for the NCLEX-PN® Examination. A focus on understanding drug classes rather than memorizing individual drugs helps you understand the actions and uses of drug classes and provides a framework for safe, effective practice as new drugs are introduced and as existing drugs are withdrawn from the market. Full-color design includes 195 drawings and photographs. Coverage of math review and medication administration includes three chapters on math review and drug dosage calculation, to promote safe drug administration. Consistent chapter format covers each drug class in a practical format including Action, Uses, Adverse Reactions, Drug and Food Interactions, and Nursing Implications and Patient Teaching sections. Application of the nursing process to each drug class includes Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Patient and Family Teaching. Key content is highlighted, as in all of Elsevier's LPN Threads textbooks, with features such as Memory Joggers, Clinical Goldmines, Clinical Landmines, Pediatric Considerations, and Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes. Case Studies in all drug chapters offer practice in applying information to realistic clinical situations and help you prepare for the NCLEX-PN Examination. Drug Calculation Review questions reinforce your drug calculation and math skills in the context of clinical practice. Critical Thinking Questions at the end of each chapter promote higher-level thinking skills while reinforcing key concepts. Glossary includes all of the book's Key Terms plus additional terminology that will be helpful in clinical practice, with audio pronunciations on the Companion CD and Evolve website. Improved readability and clarity make the content easier than ever to learn. Unique! 30 "must-know" drugs - those most commonly prescribed - are highlighted with icons and listed inside the back cover for quick reference. Do-Not-Confuse Drug List, located inside the back cover for quick reference, helps you avoid drug errors with common look-alike/sound-alike drug names. Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN/LVN Practice chapter focuses on today's LPN/LVN practice environment, including the increased levels of responsibility, increasing resource constraints, and common cultural misunderstandings. Coverage of patient teaching and cultural awareness now emphasizes pharmacology rather than disease processes, relating patient teaching, health literacy, and lifespan and cultural considerations to drug administration. Updated diabetes coverage reflects the latest developments in drug therapy for patients with diabetes mellitus. Coverage of obesity management is expanded to reflect the national emphasis on reducing obesity in favor of healthy lifestyles that reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and related "lifestyle diseases." Expanded coverage of drug-resistant infections includes MRSA and other drug-resistant organisms. Integrated Video Clips and Animations on the Companion CD and Evolve website are now highlighted in the margins of the book. Geriatric Considerations boxes are expanded and updated to better identify special considerations in drug therapy for older adults.
	Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals (4th Edition) by: Susan M. Turley publisher: Prentice Hall, published: 2009-04-02 ASIN: 0135145708 EAN: 9780135145708 sales rank: 89523 The purpose of this book is to provide a framework of knowledge to help readers recognize drug categories and generic and trade name drugs, understand therapeutic drug actions and the rationale for using drugs to treat disease, understand why side effects, allergic effects, and other effects of drugs occur, discern between sound-alike drugs, and explore clinical applications and current healthcare issues relating to pharmacology. By providing this foundation of knowledge, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals will help health professionals deal with drugs currently on the market and also with the myriad of new drugs that are approved each year.
	Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics by: Laurence Brunton publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, published: 2007-09-28 ASIN: 0071443436 EAN: 9780071443432 sales rank: 146561 Put the authority of Goodman & Gilman's in the palm of your hand! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "...the most authoritative and trusted source of pharmacological information, has now spawned a portable pocket drug guide....This manual extracts the essential core drug information from the eleventh edition of the parent book, referring the reader to the online version of the parent book for historical aspects, many chemical and clinical details, and additional figures and references. This makes G & G a very useful book. This will be of use to individuals in training or practice in the fields of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, or allied health disciplines where knowledge of drug actions are important....Each chapter provides the core essential information provided in the parent book in a very readable format. Readers can use this easy to handle and read manual for essential information along with the online version of the parent book as a reference for more in-depth specific information on drugs."--Doody's Review Service The Goodman & Gilman Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics offers the renowned content of Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition, condensed into an ultra-handy, streamlined reference. More than just a pocket drug guide, this indispensable resource offers: A carry-along source of essential fundamental information, with all the authority of Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition The benefits of the world's leading pharmacology text in a convenient, portable format Comprehensive, yet streamlined and clinically relevant coverage of the pharmacological basis of therapeutics High-yield overview of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the foundations of pharmacology Expert insights into the properties, mechanisms, and uses of all the major drug classes Considerations of vital patient-specific issues (20081118)
	Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 8e by: Douglas S. Gardenhire EdD(c) RRT-NPS publisher: Mosby, published: 2011-10-07 ASIN: 0323080278 EAN: 9780323080279 sales rank: 95546 The Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 8^th Edition is a valuable companion to the Rau text that offers a wide range of activities and practice exercises to further your understanding of challenging pharmacology material. Definitions, case studies, and content review break down complex concepts and help clarify key content from the text. NBRC exam-style questions, matching questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and labeling exercises give you practice in applying those concepts and prepare you for the NBRC exam. Chapter objectives link workbook exercises to specific content from the textbook. A variety of pharmacology exercises hones your understanding of key terms and concepts. 80% more case-based scenarios help you develop the critical-thinking and analytical skills needed to succeed on the NBRC exam. 120 additional NBRC exam-style questions give you more practice with the types of questions you will encounter on the NBRC exam.
	Illustrated Pharmacology Memory Cards: PharMnemonics by: Howard Shen publisher: Minireview, published: 2007-02-16 ASIN: 1595411011 EAN: 9781595411013 sales rank: 39839 This set of 282 PharMnemonics cards is carefully designed to make medical pharmacology fun to learn and easy to memorize. First of all, major drug names or class stems are linked to drug actions with mnemonics, humor and illustrations. This turns a "clueless" drug name into a vivid visual cue for easy recall of drug actions and quick recognition of drug classification. Secondly, along with the action-linked visual mnemonics, mechanisms of action are explained sufficiently with detailed diagrams. Thirdly, drug uses, interactions and side effects are summarized concisely in an outline format and ALSO made memorable with numerous mnemonics and illustrations. Finally, some key points of drugs are presented with tables and even highlighted with Dr. Bright's Hint, a special mnemonic form mostly expressed as a brief conversation. Organized systematically, each topic starts with an overview card that has a list of drugs on the front and an integrated diagram illustrating the sites of action on the back. This provides the reader a comprehensive yet clear big picture for drug classification and rationales of drug therapy. It is updated with the latest drugs and drug classes, such as GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors used for treating type II diabetes mellitus. Also, it has an appendix listing commonly used trade names. This set of PharMnemonics cards is intended to serve as an excellent memory aid in medical pharmacology review, either for the courses or the board exams. It is suitable for anyone who wants to learn and memorize medical pharmacology with ease and fun.
	Pharmacology Recall (Recall (Wolters Kluwer)) by: Anand Ramachandran publisher: Lippincott Raven, published: 2007-01 ASIN: 0781787300 EAN: 9780781787307 sales rank: 83653 Written for busy medical students and house officers, Pharmacology Recall minimizes the time spent reading and identifying important material and maximizes the time available for actual learning. Now you can have the print and audio versions together for even more convenient study. With rapid-fire questions and answers in downloadable MP3 files, you can use these files on any digital audio playback device, and they contain all the same content as the print version of Pharmacology Recall, Second Edition.
	Pharmacology for the Boards and Wards (Boards and Wards Series) by: Carlos Ayala publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, published: 2006-05-31 ASIN: 1405105119 EAN: 9781405105118 sales rank: 176157 Pharmacology for the Boards and Wards, Second Edition organizes the mass of information you need to know to succeed! Organized by drug groups and written in easy-to-follow outline format, this review book provides you with a clear and logical summary of the material most frequently tested on the USMLE. The book includes review questions and answers with detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers. Numerous tables, illustrations, and "buzzwords" aid in retention of facts. Pharmacology for the Boards and Wards, Second Edition is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find Boards and Wards valuable.
	Integrated Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology (3rd Edition) by: Bruce J. Colbert publisher: Prentice Hall, published: 2011-01-28 ASIN: 0132568721 EAN: 9780132568722 sales rank: 267173 *Integrated Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology, Third Edition,* offers instructors and students an engaging, interactive teaching and learning experience. The text's integrated approach includes perspectives from both pharmacists and respiratory therapists. In addition, pharmacology is linked to physiology and pathology to give students complete, cohesive coverage. Extensive clinical examples, special features, a continuously updated website, and "splashes" of light humor throughout the book help students learn the concepts and get the latest information on new drugs on the market.