Pharmacology and Dietetics

Objectives

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Program

Introduction to Pharmacology

 Classification of drugs

 Drugs and their effects:

 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

 Concepts related to the body's sensitivity to drugs

 Specific Pharmacology

 Anti-infectives

 Pain drug therapy

 Hormones and drugs used to treat endocrine diseases

 Poisons and poisoning

 Psycopharmacotherapy

 Vegetative Nervous System

 Cardiovascular System

 Blood

 Digestive System

 Anticancer drugs and immunomodulators

 Fluids

 Technical and Socioeconomic Aspects of drugs

 General principles in the handling and storage of drugs

 Sources of information for drugsA prescrição terapêutica

 The drugs preparation and administration

 Food, nutrition and dietetics

 Generic principles of dietary

 The food in the community

 Nutrition throughout the life cycle

 Assessment of nutritional status

 The dietary therapy

 Parenteral and enteral nutrition

Teaching Methodologies

Lecture sessions using the projection of the media and active questioning of the students in order to stimulate their participation and reflection.

Active methods are used, such as case studies, practical exercises, demonstration and training as well as the resolution of questionnaires / worksheets.

Worksheets and manipulation of tools to support clinical practice in the preparation and administration of medicines and dietary requirements will be other learning activities proposed.

Students will be offered visits to health institutions for services related to the areas, aimed at consolidating the content previously covered.

Bibliography

Eusébio, I. A., et al. (2012). Guia de Injectáveis. Lisboa: Octapharma.

 Lacy, C. F., Armstrong, L. L., Goldman, M. P. (2011). Drug Information Handbook. (20th Ed.). United States: Lexicomp.

 Instituto Nacional da Farmácia e do Medicamento (2014). Prontuário terapêutico. Lisboa: Infarmed.

 Raposo, R. (2016). Guia Prático de preparação e Administração de Terapêutica Parentérica e Entérica para Profissionais de Saúde. Lusodidacta: Loures.

 Vallerand, A. H., Sanosky, C. A. & Deglin, J. H. (2016). Guia Farmacológico para Enfermeiros. Loures: Lusodidacta.

 Alex Vasquez (2016). Texbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine. (vol. 1. 4th ed.)

 Alex Vasquez (2016). Texbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine. (vol.  2. 4th ed.)

 Mahan, L. Kathleen; Escott-Stump, Sylvia (2010). Krause alimentos, nutrição e dietoterapia. (12ª ed.) Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier.