Full Description
For courses in Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology in respiratory therapy programs.Current, reliable, and convenient to use, this pocket-sized handbook provides a concise-yet complete and comprehensive-reference to the drugs used to treat respiratory and cardiac disease. Using a clinical organization, consistent format, and accessible language, it offers details concerning drug actions, uses and interactions, specific routes, pediatric and adult dosages, and detailed pharmacokinetics, contraindications, and side effects. This book is designed as a stand-alone clinical reference or as a complimentary volume to Integrated Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology.
Contents
1. Bronchodilators. 2. Secretion control and Surfactant Agents. 3. Anti-Inflammatory and Antiasthmatic Agents. 4. Anti-Infective Agents. 5. Cardiac and Renal Agents. 6. Blood Pressure and Antithrombotic Agents. 7. Neuromuscular, Anesthetic, Sedative and Analgesic Agents.
