Pharmacology in Respiratory Care

Name: Pharmacology in Respiratory Care
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ISBN: 9780071347273

ISBN-10: 0071347275

ISBN-13: 9780071347273

Edition: 2001

Authors: Stuart Levine, Arthur McLaughlin

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 5/11/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 386
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction to Pharmacology	p. 1
Biological Factors Affecting the Action of Drugs	p. 17
Math Review and Dosage Calculations	p. 43
Preventing Medication Errors	p. 63
Autonomic Nervous System	p. 69
Drugs Affecting the Sympathetic Nervous System	p. 77
Drugs Affecting the Parasympathetic Nervous System	p. 95
Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Ganglia	p. 109
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants	p. 115
Local Anesthetics	p. 131
Introduction to the Central Nervous System	p. 143
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs and Alcohol	p. 151
General Anesthetics	p. 167
Narcotic (Opioid) Analgesics and Antitussives	p. 181
Cardiac Physiology and Pathology	p. 201
Cardiac Glycosides and the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure	p. 209
Anticoagulants and Coagulants	p. 217
Antiallergic and Antihistaminic Drugs	p. 235
Bronchodilator Drugs and the Treatment of Asthma	p. 253
Adrenal Steroids	p. 271
Antibacterial Agents	p. 289
Antiseptics and Disinfectants	p. 311
Herbal Remedies for Respiratory Diseases	p. 323
Antiviral Drugs	p. 335
Mechanical Ventilation (Adapted from Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation)	p. 351
New Treatments in Respiratory Care Pharmacology	p. 357
Regulatory Issues in the Practice of Respiratory Care	p. 367
Compatibility Chart for Nebulized Respiratory Medications	p. 371
Index	p. 373
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