Handbook of pharmacology & physiology in anesthetic practice / / by Robert K. Stoelting, Simon C. Hillier.

• Author: Stoelting, Robert K.
• TeilnehmendeR: Hillier, Simon C.; Stoelting, Robert K.
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,, [2006]; 2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: Second edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1122 pages) :; illustrations
• Notes: Companion v. to: Pharmacology and physiology in anesthetic practice / Robert K. Stoelting. 4th ed.

Table of Contents

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of injected and inhaled drugs -- Inhaled anesthetics -- Opioid agonists and antagonists -- Barbiturates -- Benzodiazepines -- Nonbarbiturate intravenous anesthetic drugs -- Local anesthetics -- Neuromuscular-blocking drugs -- Anticholinesterase drugs and cholinergic agonists -- Anticholinergic drugs -- Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and nonspecific nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Sympathomimetics -- Digitalis and related drugs -- The [alpha]-and [beta]-adrenergic receptor antagonists -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Peripheral vasodilators - nitric oxide and nitrovasodilators -- Cardiac antidysrhythmic drugs -- Calcium channel blockers -- Drugs used for psychopharmacologic therapy -- Prostaglandins -- Histamine and histamine receptor antagonists -- Serotonin, plasma kinins, and renin -- Hormones as drugs -- Insulin and oral hypoglycemics -- Diuretics -- Antacids and gastrointestinal prokinetics -- Anticoagulants --

Antimicrobials -- Chemotherapeutic drugs -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Drugs used for treatment of Parkinson's disease -- Drug treatment of lipid disorders -- Central nervous system stimulants and muscle relaxants -- Vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal remedies -- Minerals and electrolytes -- Blood components, substitutes, and hemostatic drugs -- Enteral and parenteral nutrition -- Antiseptics and disinfectants -- Cell structure and function -- Body fluids -- Central nervous system -- Thermoregulation -- Autonomic nervous system -- Pain -- Systemic circulation -- Microcirculation and lymphatics -- Pulmonary circulation -- Heart -- The electrocardiogram and analysis of cardiac dysrhythmias -- The lungs -- Pulmonary gas exchange and blood transport of gases -- Acid-base balance -- Endocrine system -- Kidneys -- Liver and gastrointestinal tract -- Skeletal and smooth muscle -- Erythrocytes and leukocytes -- Hemostasis and blood coagulation -- Metabolism of nutrients -- Physiology of the newborn and elderly.