Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care 10th Edition Questions and Answers with Rationales – Complete Test Bank

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION1. Orientation to Pharmacology2. Application of Pharmacology in Nursing Practice3. Drug Regulation, Development, Names, and InformationUNIT II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY4. Pharmacokinetics5. Pharmacodynamics6. Drug Interactions7. Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors8. Individual Variation in Drug ResponsesUNIT III: DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN9. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding10. Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients11. Drug Therapy in Geriatric PatientsUNIT IV: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGSSection 1: Introduction12. Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology13. Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous SystemSection 2: Cholinergic Drugs14. Muscarinic Agonists and Antagonists15. Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Their Use in Myasthenia Gravis16. Drugs That Block Nicotinic Cholinergic Transmission: Neuromuscular Blocking AgentsSection 3: Adrenergic Drugs17. Adrenergic Agonists18. Adrenergic Antagonists19. Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic AgentsUNIT V: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGSSection 4: Introduction20. Introduction to Central Nervous System PharmacologySection 5: Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders21. Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease22. Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease23. Drugs for Multiple SclerosisSection 6: Neurologic Drugs24. Drugs for Epilepsy25. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and SpasticitySection 7: Drugs for Pain26. Local Anesthetics27. General Anesthetics28. Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics29. Pain Management in Patients with Cancer30. Drugs for HeadacheSection 8: Psychotherapeutic Drugs31. Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia32. Antidepressants33. Drugs for Bipolar Disorder34. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs35. Management of Anxiety Disorders36. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderSection 9: Drug Abuse37. Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations38. Drug Abuse II: Alcohol39. Drug Abuse III: Nicotine and Smoking40. Drug Abuse IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than Alcohol and NicotineUNIT VI: DRUGS THAT AFFECT FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE41. Diuretics42. Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body FluidsUNIT VII: DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, AND BLOOD43. Review of Hemodynamics44. Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System45. Calcium Channel Blockers46. Vasodilators47. Drugs for Hypertension48. Drugs for Heart Failure49. Antidysrhythmic Drugs50. Prophylaxis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels51. Drugs for Angina Pectoris52. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs53. Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction54. Drugs for Hemophilia55. Drugs for Deficiency Anemias56. Hematopoietic AgentsUNIT VIII: DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS57. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus58. Drugs for Thyroid Disorders59. Drugs Related to Hypothalamic and Pituitary Function60. Drugs for Disorders of the Adrenal CortexUNIT IX: WOMEN’S HEALTH61. Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and Noncontraceptive Applications62. Birth Control63. Drug Therapy of Infertility64. Drugs That Affect Uterine FunctionUNIT X: MEN’S HEALTH65. Androgens66. Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaUNIT XI: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC DRUGS67. Review of the Immune System68. Childhood Immunization69. Immunosuppressants70. Antihistamines71. Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen72. Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine DisordersUNIT XII: DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS73. Drug Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis74. Drug Therapy of Gout75. Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels and Bone MineralizationUNIT XIII: RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS76. Drugs for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease77. Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, and ColdsUNIT XIV: GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS78. Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease79. Laxatives80. Other Gastrointestinal DrugsUNIT XV: NUTRITION81. Vitamins82. Drugs for Weight LossUNIT XVI: CHEMOTHERAPY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES83. Basic Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy84. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins85. Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II: Cephalosporins, Carbapenems, Vancomycin, Telavancin, Aztreonam, Teicoplanin, and Fosfomycin86. Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, and Others87. Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis88. Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim89. Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections90. Antimycobacterial Agents: Drugs for Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection91. Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs: Fluoroquinolones, Metronidazole, Daptomycin, Rifampin, Rifaximin, Bacitracin, and Polymyxins92. Antifungal Agents93. Antiviral Agents I: Drugs for Non-HIV Viral Infections94. Antiviral Agents II: Drugs for HIV Infection and Related Opportunistic Infections95. Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases96. Antiseptics and DisinfectantsUNIT XVII: CHEMOTHERAPY OF PARASITIC DISEASES97. Anthelmintics98. Antiprotozoal Drugs I: Antimalarial Agents99. Antiprotozoal Drugs II: Miscellaneous Agents100. EctoparasiticidesUNIT XVIII: CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY101. Basic Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy102. Anticancer Drugs I: Cytotoxic Agents103. Anticancer Drugs II: Hormonal Agents, Targeted Drugs, and Other Noncytotoxic Anticancer DrugsUNIT XIX: MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS AND THERAPIES104. Drugs for the Eye105. Drugs for the Skin106. Drugs for the Ear107. Additional Noteworthy Drugs108. Complementary and Alternative TherapyUNIT XX: TOXICOLOGY109. Management of Poisoning110. Potential Weapons of Biologic, Radiologic, and Chemical Terrorism