Main description:

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.

Contents:

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