Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care

An A-Z Guide

Henry G. W. Paw, Gilbert R. Park (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

2000 | 2nd Revised edition
Greenwich Medical Media Ltd (Verlag)
9781841100470 (ISBN)

Infos

This concise, clear, pocket-sized text explains how to use drugs safely and efficiently in the management of the critically ill patient. It is also an invaluable quick reference for the doctor and nurse working in the intensive care unit. In addition to concise notes on important topics such as routes of drug administration, drug metabolism, drug interactions, monitoring, pharmacology in the critically ill and advanced life support, amongst others, the book includes an A-Z listing of the most widely used drugs and for each, outlines their key features, uses, administration, adverse effects and interactions/cautions in a standardised format for ease of quick reference.

Inhalt

1. Short notes: routes of administration; 2. Leading dose; 3. Drugs metabolism; 4. Enzyme systems; 5. Drug interactions; 6. Therapeutic drug monitoring; 7. Pharmacology in the critically ill; 8. Myocardiopulmonary resuscitation; 9. Management of acute major anaphylaxis; 10. Management of severe hyperthermia; 11. Management of malignant hyperthermia; 12. Sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular blockade; 13. Management of status epilepticus; 14. Anti-arrhythmic drugs; 15. Inotropes and vasopressors; 16. Bronchospasm; 17. Immunonutrition in the ICU; 18. Corticosteroids; 19. Short synacthen test; 20. Bone marrow rescue following nitrous oxide; 21. Antioxidants; 22. Prophylaxis following splenectomy; 23. Anti-microbial drugs; 24. Renal replacement therapy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.1.2000
• Co-Autor: George S. Priestley, Elizabeth McManus
• Zusatzinfo: 5 Line drawings, unspecified
• Verlagsort: Cambridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 117 x 190 mm
• Gewicht: 240 g
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin
• ISBN-13: 9781841100470 / 9781841100470
• Zustand: Neuware