Rau's respiratory care pharmacology. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Respiratory care pharmacology
• Authors: Gardenhire, Douglas S
• Other Names: Rau, Joseph L
• Contents: Unit I: Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology ; 1. Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology; 2. Principles of Drug Action; 3. Administration of Aerosolized Agents; 4. Calculating Drug Doses; 5. The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems; Unit II: Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System ; 6. Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators; 7. Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators; 8. Xanthines; 9. Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy; 10. Surfactant Agents; 11. Corticosteroids in Respiratory Care; 12. Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents; 13. Aerosolized Antiinfective Agents; 14. Antimicrobial Agents; 15. Cold and Cough Agents; 16. Selected Agents of Pulmonary Value; 17. Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug Therapy; Unit III: Critical Care, Cardiovascular, and Polysomnography Agents ; 18. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents); 19. Diuretic Agents; 20. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System; 21. Vasopressors, Inotropes, and Antiarrhythmic Agents; 22. Drugs Affecting Circulation: Antihypertensives, Antianginals, Antithrombotics; Appendix A: Answers to Self-Assessment Questions and Clinical Scenarios; Appendix B : Units and Systems of Measurement; Appendix C: Acceptable Mixtures of Most Commonly Prescribed Respiratory Care Drugs; Glossary of Selected Terms; Drug Index; Abbreviations
• Edition: Eleventh edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 616.200461; Respiratory agents; Respiratory therapy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323871563
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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