PHARMACOLOGY - MODULE 2: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Course overview

This course is offered in cooperation with McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc and utilizes text from the textbook ¿Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist¿ by Peter C. Panus, PhD, PT, Bertram Katzung, PhD, MD, Erin E Jobst, PT, PhD, Suzanne L. Tinsley, PT, PhD, Susan B. Masters, PhD and Anthony J. Trevor, PhD ¿ 2009. Instructional Level: Beginner to Intermediate This course is based on what healthcare professionals in rehabilitation need to know about pharmacology. Offering a complete but focused presentation of pharmacology as it affects patients in rehabilitation, while illuminating its ever-expanding role in the rehabilitation practice. Throughout this course you will find valuable insights on the full range of pharmacology topics, from analgesics and muscle relaxants, to cancer chemotherapy ¿ all taught from the vantage point of the practicing therapist. You can expect complete, up-to-date descriptions of common adverse drug reactions relevant to therapeutic practice, as well as explanations of how drugs can disrupt functional and clinical outcomes along with corresponding therapy-based solutions to overcome these issues. Also included are Problem-Oriented Patient Studies which feature the patient as the focal point of the case rather than drug therapy itself as well as at-a-glance summaries of the drugs available to treat specific conditions and disorders. To better meet your professional needs, this fully illustrated text of 573 pages has been carefully broken down by sections into 4 modules. Each module approved for 10 contact hours of post-graduate continuing education (NOTE: board approvals vary state to state, please check your states approval status in the state specific course catalog by returning to our home page and entering both your state and profession). Each 10 contact hour module can be purchased individually or combined with one or all of the other modules from this course to create a Course Bundle. Each course is offered in two easy formats to again meet your professional needs. You can choose to have immediate access to your course by selecting the online format (PDF download) or a hard copy of the material can be rushed to your home by selecting our mail format. Module Description Included in Module 2: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System Chapter 12: Introduction to the Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System Drugs Chapter 13: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs Chapter 14: Antiseizure Drugs Chapter 15: General Anesthetics Chapter 16: Local Anesthetics Chapter 17: Pharmacologic Management of Parkinson¿s disease and Other Movement Disorders Chapter 18: Antipsychotic Drugs and Lithium Chapter 19: Antidepressant Agents Chapter 20: Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists Chapter 21: Drugs of Abuse