DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD EXAM REVIEW: Everything you need to know about pharmacology (Part 1)
Topics discussed:
Part 1: Drug names (chemical, trade/brand, generic), potency vs efficacy, pharmacokinetics, half-life, enteral and parenteral routes of administration, agonist vs antagonist, therapeutic index, cholinergic and anticholinergic agents, drugs for cardiovascular dx
Part 2: Drugs for pain management, anti-infective agents (antibiotics), anti-viral agents, anti-fungal agents, drugs for gastrointestinal diseases, drugs for brain disorders, drugs for asthma and COPD, local anesthetics, nitrous oxide, drugs for diabetes.
Used with permission of Elsevier Health Sciences, from Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, E. Haveles., 8th edition, 2020; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
Used with permission of Elsevier Health Sciences, from Darby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene, Christine M. Blue., 9th edition, 2021; permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
Reference:
Haveles, E. (2020). Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist (8th edition). Elsevier.
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