Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Paramedics

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:

• Thorough introductions to pharmacology and how to use pharmaceutical, and prescribing reference guides
• Comprehensive explorations of the legal and ethical issues of pharmacology within paramedicine and the role of the paramedic in medicines management
• Practical discussions of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, drug formulations, and adverse drug reactions
• 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.

Ian Peate, OBE, FRCN, Senior Lecturer, Roehampton University; Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George’s University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing.

Suzanne Evans, PhD is Associate Professor and Director of Teaching & Learning, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Australia.

Lisa Clegg, PhD, MHLTHSC, BHLTHSC is an Ahpra Registered Paramedic and Senior Lecturer in Paramedicine at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

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                                                                                                                    

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