Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Paramedics provides students with the insight and understanding of pharmacological essentials needed to respond effectively to the patients' needs. This textbook will help students improve, expand, and enhance their expertise and the overall health and wellbeing of their patients, while boosting their self-confidence as paramedics in the process. This textbook integrates the extensive knowledge of pharmacology into a workable and accessible plan of care that will help to improve patient care. The book also includes: O Thorough introductions to pharmacology and how to use pharmaceutical, and prescribing reference guides O Comprehensive explorations of the legal and ethical issues of pharmacology within paramedicine and the role of the paramedic in medicines management O Practical discussions of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, drug formulations, and adverse drug reactions O In-depth examinations of a wide variety of medicines, including analgesics, antibacterials, and medications used in the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems Written for students of paramedicine, Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Paramedics would also prove an indispensable resource for practicing paramedics seeking a practical, one-stop reference on a challenging subject.
Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Common prefixes, suffixes and roots Chapter 1 Introduction to pharmacology Suzanne Evans and Tanya Somani Chapter 2 How to use pharmaceutical and prescribing reference guides Nigel Conway and Jennifer Dod Chapter 3 Legal and ethical issues Claire Leader, Emma Senior, Deborah Flynn and Paul Younger Chapter 4 Medicines management and the role of the paramedic Annette Hand, Carol Wills and Paul Younger Chapter 5 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics Dan Davern Chapter 6 Drug formulations Sarah Dineen-Griffin and Barbara C. Wimmer Chapter 7 Adverse drug reaction Matt Dixon Chapter 8 Analgesics Tom Mallinson Chapter 9 Antibacterial Dean Whiting, Deborah Flynn and Dawn Ball Chapter 10 Medications used in the cardiovascular system Lisa Clegg and Fraser Russell Chapter 11 Medications used in the renal system Anthony Kitchener Chapter 12 Medications and diabetes mellitus Hayley Croft and Olivia Thornton Chapter 13 Medications used in the respiratory system Jason McKenna Chapter 14 Medications used in the gastrointestinal system George Bell-Starr and Ashley Ingram Chapter 15 Medications and the nervous system Geoffrey Bench, Alastair Dolan, Lena Solanki, Paul Doherty, Charlotte White, Ricky Lawrence and Emma Beadle Chapter 16 Medications used in mental health Liam Rooney Chapter 17 Immunisations Michael Fanner Normal values Answers to multiple-choice questions Index
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