explenture Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Can any tell me what some of these terms or medications are or where I can get information on them? Agonist, Antagonism, Cumulative effect, Idiosyncrasy, Pharmacokinetics, ASA That was all in our pharmacology book which we got into at paramedic level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedoc5 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 That was all in our pharmacology book which we got into at paramedic level. I was about to say all that was covered in one of the first ALS introduction books I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emtgrl22 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 [/font:dad48521aa] Hey, I know that ASA stands for aspirin...sorry, that's all I know...i am starting para school this summer...hope it doesn't suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 [/font:452d59b8f6] Hey, I know that ASA stands for aspirin...sorry, that's all I know...i am starting para school this summer...hope it doesn't suck Does your paramedic curriculum include anatomy and physiology? If not, I strongly suggest you take those courses before starting it. Basic physiological concepts like receptors, agonists/antagonists, etc. are really a must... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmedoc Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Does your paramedic curriculum include anatomy and physiology? If not, I strongly suggest you take those courses before starting it. Basic physiological concepts like receptors, agonists/antagonists, etc. are really a must... Maybe add to that, a pharmacology class and medical terminology class..Good basics for continued learning. It's hard to push the learning envelope when you don't understand what you are reading. Online or otherwise. :wink: Just my opinion, as always, for what it is worth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPINFV Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Does your paramedic curriculum include anatomy and physiology? If not, I strongly suggest you take those courses before starting it. Basic physiological concepts like receptors, agonists/antagonists, etc. are really a must... How about a histology course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakemedic Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews : Pharmacology : Special Millennium Update Mary J Mycek, Richard A Harvey, Pamela C Champe It starts right from square one and takes you through the receptors and reasons the drug classes work, then from there you may go to better understand how individual drugs work. Always remember even for AlS road paramedics....a deep knowledge is great but the best als always starts with good bls. ask your education department, they should be more than happy to assist you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 How about a histology course? Depends. For pre-hospital purposes, I guess you could put some histology into the physiology course and make do with that. I haven't heard of a paramedic programme that includes histology, but obviously, it would be a plus. I agree that histology does help a lot, especially in physiology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Plain Ruff Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 [/font:faea74f316] Hey, I know that ASA stands for aspirin...sorry, that's all I know...i am starting para school this summer...hope it doesn't suck if it does suck the first person to tell you so will be Our good resident cynic Dustdevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenac Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 if it does suck the first person to tell you so will be Our good resident cynic Dustdevil Thats for sure. Thats for darn sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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