Drugs for Acute Care
Black Box Warning: Iron Dextran This preparation should be used for treatment of iron deficiency only in patients in whom oral administration is infeasible or ineffective due to increased risk…
Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall II
Cephalosporin Cephalexin Carbapenem Imipenem Other Vancomycin Third-Generation Cephalosporins Because they are highly active against gram-negative organisms, and because they penetrate to the CSF, third-generation cephalosporins are drugs of choice for…
Adrenergic Antagonists
] is an alpha1 blocker with selectivity for alpha1 receptors in the prostate and urinary tract. At recommended doses, blockade of alpha1 receptors on blood vessels is weak. Therefore, alfuzosin…
Drugs for Thyroid Disorders
Figure 47.1 Steps in thyroid hormone synthesis. The reactions at each step (circled numbers) are explained in the text. DIT, diiodotyrosine; MIT, monoiodotyrosine; T3, triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; Tyr, tyrosine. Fate Thyroid hormones…
Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xml:lang=”en” style=”font-size:1.250rem;”> Chapter 88 Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Laura D. Rosenthal DNP, ACNP, FAANP Myocardial infarction (MI), also known as heart attack, is defined as necrosis…
Agents Affecting the Volume and Ion Content of Body Fluids
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Anthelmintics
] is active against intestinal nematodes. The drug is an alternative to mebendazole or albendazole for infestations with hookworms or pinworms. Mechanism of Action Pyrantel is a depolarizing neuromuscular blocking…
Drug Therapy of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Figure 80.1 Incidence of sexually transmitted diseases. Treatment Adults and Adolescents For uncomplicated urethral, cervical, or rectal infections in adults or adolescents, treatment with either azithromycin [Zithromax] or doxycycline [Vibramycin, others]…
Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xml:lang=”en” style=”font-size:1.250rem;”> Chapter 74 Drug Therapy of Urinary Tract Infections Laura D. Rosenthal DNP, ACNP, FAANP Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections encountered…
