Principles and Practices of Pharmacology for Anaesthetists

Name: Principles and Practices of Pharmacology for Anaesthetists
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ISBN: 9780632056057

ISBN-10: 0632056053

ISBN-13: 9780632056057

Edition: 44th 2001

Authors: T. Norman Calvey, N. E. Williams

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The aim of this well-established text is to provide a comprehensive, scientific account of pharmacology and a guide to the use of drugs is it relates to the practice of clinical anaesthesia. It is of considerable value to candidates sitting the FRCA examination, but will also be of use to any practicing anaesthetist wanting to brush up on his or her pharmacology knowledge. The book is now in its fourth edition and all chapters have been thoroughly updated with these aims in mind. A conscious decision has been made to shorten the book by approximately 100 pages so that it remains a concise and useable reference. The first five chapters cover the fundamental principles of pharmacology,…

Book details

List price: $205.95
Edition: 44th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/2/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English



Foreword to the First Edition


Preface


Glossary


Drug Absorption, Distribution and Elimination


Pharmacokinetics


Drug Action


Drug Interaction


Variability in Drug Response


Intravenous Anaesthetic Agents


Inhalation Anaesthetic Agents


Local Anaesthetic Agents


Drugs that act on the Neuromuscular Junction


Analgesic Drugs


Drugs used in Premedication and Antiemetic Agents


Drugs and the Autonomic Nervous System


Antihypertensive Agents : Drugs Used to Induce Hypotension


Antiarrhythmic and Antianginal Drugs


Anticoagulants, Antiplatelet Drugs and Fibrinolytic Agents


Corticosteroids and Hypoglycaemic Agents


Index