Basic Concepts in Pharmacology What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class. Basic Concepts in Pharmacology What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class. - - London | The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc | 2011. - 254 Pages Includes Index

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Basic Concepts in Pharmacology provides you with a complete framework for studying -– and understanding -- the fundamental principles of drug actions. With this unique learning system, you’ll be able to identify must-know material, recognize your strengths and weaknesses, minimize memorization, streamline your study, and build your confidence. Basic Concepts in Pharmacology presents drugs by class, details exactly what you need to know about each class, and reinforces key concepts and definitions.

With this innovative text you’ll be able to:

Recognize the concepts you truly must know before moving on to other material Understand the fundamental principles of drug actions Organize and condense the drug information you must remember Review key information, which is presented in boxes, illustrations, and tables Identify the most important drugs in each drug class
Seven sections specifically designed to simplify the learning process and help you gain an understanding of the most important concepts:

General Principles Drugs That Affect the Autonomic Nervous System Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System Drugs That Act on the Central Nervous System Chemotherapeutic Agents Drugs That Affect the Endocrine System Miscellaneous Drugs (Includes Toxicology and Poisoning)

ISBN: 978-0-07-176942-6 978-0-07-174104-0 978-0-07-174104-0 0-07-176942-0 0-07-174104-6 = Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class ACE inhibitors acetylcholine acid activity administered agents anesthetics antiarrhythmics antibiotics antibody anticancer drugs anticoagulants antidepressants antimicrobials arrhythmias arterial aspirin autonomic nervous system bacteria barbiturates benzodiazepines bind block blood pressure bone calcium channel blockers cardiac cause cell wall channel blockers CHAPTER cholesterol cholinergic cholinesterase clotting compounds decrease DNA dopamine dose drug concentration drug of choice duration of action enzyme epinephrine estrogen Figure glucocorticoid GnRH half-life heart failure heart rate heparin hormone hypertension inactivation increase infections inhibit insulin inverse agonist isoniazid Isoproterenol liver loop diuretics mechanism of action metabolism morphine muscarinic antagonists names neurons nicotinic receptors norepinephrine NSAIDs oral ORGANIZATION OF CLASS parasympathetic patients penicillins peripheral plasma concentration platelet produce protein receptor antagonists reduce release remember renal resistance reuptake side effects smooth muscle sodium specific ẞ ẞ receptors ẞ-blockers stimulation sympathetic synthesis target tetracyclines textbook therapeutic therapy thyroid tion tissue toxic tract treat treatment tumor vascular vasodilation α

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