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Record Nr.

UNINA9910840718703321

Autore

Calvey T. N

Titolo

Principles and practice of pharmacology for anaesthetists [[electronic resource] /] / T.N. Calvey, N.E. Williams ; foreword by Jackson Rees

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-282-68935-5

9786612689352

1-4051-9485-5

1-4051-9484-7

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsN. E (Norton Elwy)

Disciplina

615.1024617

617.96

Soggetti

Anesthetics

Pharmacology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Drug absorption, distribution, and elimination -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug action -- Drug interaction -- Variability in drug response -- Adverse drug reactions -- Intravenous anaesthetic agents -- Inhalational 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 -- Antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants, and fibrinolytic agents -- Corticosteroids and hypoglycaemic agents.

Sommario/riassunto

This fifth edition of Principles and Practice of Pharmacology for Anaesthetists continues to provide a comprehensive scientific basis and a readable account of the principles of pharmacology, as well as practical guidance in the use of drugs that is relevant to clinical anaesthesia.With these concepts in mind:Every chapter in this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updatedAn additional chapter on Adverse Drug Reactions is includedFor ease of reference, the structures of many commonly used agents are featured, with their sites



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