Pharmacology Online: To Accompany "Pharmacology and the Nursing Process"

Self-Study Modules: Basic Principles of Pharmacology Module 1. Overview of Pharmacology Module 2. Pharmaceutics Module 3. Pharmacokinetics 1: Absorption Module 4. Pharmacokinetics 2: Distribution Module 5. Pharmacokinetics 3: Metabolism Module 6. Pharmacokinetics 4: Excretion Module 7. Pharmacokinetics 5: Plasma Drug Concentrations Module 8. Pharmacodynamics: Dose-Response Relationships and Receptors Module 9. Pharmacotherapeutics 1: Assessment and Monitoring Module 10. Pharmacotherapeutics 2: Drug-Drug Interactions Module 11. Pharmacotherapeutics 3: Drug-Food and Drug-Nutrient Interactions Module 12. Pharmacotherapeutics 4: Drug Misadventures Case Studies * Medication Errors and Medication Administration* The Elderly and Polypharmacy* Herbal Therapy* Antidepressants* Pain Management* Dopamine and Heart Failure* Diuretics and Potassium Imbalances* Anti-angina Medications and Coronary Heart Disease* Hypothyroidism Therapy in Pregnancy* Oral Contraception* Osteoporosis Therapy* Oral Antidiabetic Medications* Asthma* Infection and Antibiotics* Malaria* Immunizations* Managing Side Effects of Anticancer Drugs* Laxatives* Nutrition* Accutane Therapy in a Female Patient Video Clips * What's in a Name?-Deciphering Drug Names* Presto ... Change-o-Understanding Drug Metabolism* The Donut Decay Principle-Understanding Drug Half-life (Part 1)* The Number Shall Be Five ... and Five Shall Be the Number-Understanding Drug Half-life (Part 2)* I Saw You From Across a Crowded Room-Understanding Agonists and Antagonists (Part 1)* I Thought We Had Some Chemistry-Understanding Agonists and Antagonists (Part 2)* Striking the Mother Lode-Polypharmacy and the Danger of Drug Interactions* To Err Is Human, But It Can Have Consequences-Targeting Medication Errors* Different Strokes ... or Nausea, or Headaches, or Indigestion ... for Different Folks-Understanding Individual Variations in Drug Response* Take Me Out to the Synapse-Understanding the Basis of Neuropharmacology* A Game of Musical Chairs-Understanding Protein-Binding Drug Interactions* Friday Night at the Supermarket-Understanding Inhibition of Drug Metabolism* Big Things CAN Come in Little Packages-Understanding Drug Potency* It's Just a Chemical Imbalance-Understanding the Basics of Psychopharmacology* When Drugs Lose Their Punch-Understanding Drug Tolerance*"Fight or Flight" and "Rest and Digest" -Understanding Drugs and the Autonomic Nervous System Learning Activities (114 interactive activities) Discussion Threads (30 topics for student interaction) Animations (38 animations) Audio Clips (600 audio clips, including the top 100 drugs and the Key Drugs identified in the Lilley text) Image Collection (400 full-color images) PowerPoint Collection (more than 2,100 customizable text slides) WebLinks (updated quarterly) Test Bank (over 500 items in a format consistent with the NCLEX Examination)