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Seventh Edition
By
Douglas Gardenhire, EdD(c), RRT, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Description
Celebrating its 30th year in publication, the new edition of this classic resource boasts enhanced readability, a full-color design, and
a new author who brings a fresh perspective on respiratory care pharmacology. This authoritative book provides essential, need-to-know
information about respiratory pharmacology in an easy-to-understand format that simplifies complex concepts and prepares you for practice.
Completely updated, this edition includes the most recent FDA approved medications and reflects the current state of respiratory care
practice in today's health care environment.
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 System
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. Corticosteriods 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 and Cardiovascular Drug Classes
18. Skeletal
Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents)
19. Vasopressors, Inotropes and Antiarrhythmic Agents
20. Drugs Affecting
Circulation: Antihypertensives, Antianginals, Antithrombotics
21. Diuretic Agents
22. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous
System
Appendix A:
Answers to Assessment Questions and Clinical Scenarios
Appendix B:
Units and Systems of Measurement
Appendix C:
Recommendations on the Use of Aerosol Generators
Appendix
D:
Pharmacological Management of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 544 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03202-5
ISBN-10: 0-323-03202-8
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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