Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Description

The fifth edition of this popular textbook continues to provide a solid foundation of pharmacological knowledge for all those working in anaesthesia and intensive care. The content has been thoroughly revised to include expanded chapters with clearer figures, ensuring readers are kept abreast of the ever-changing landscape of clinical pharmacology. Conveniently divided into four sections covering the basic principles of pharmacology, core drugs in anaesthetic practice, cardiovascular drugs, and other important drugs and complemented by new diagrams, tables and chemical formulae to facilitate learning. All four chapters on core drugs in anaesthetic practice have been updated along with others exploring applied pharmacokinetic models, antimicrobials, and drugs used in diabetes. An ideal aid to study and practice for junior and trainee anaesthetists and intensive care specialists preparing for exams. Also an invaluable resource for theatre practitioners, ICU nurses and physicians working in areas that demand a solid knowledge of pharmacology. Delivers a broad level of detail without being exhaustive, making this a convenient and manageable book to digest Arranged in a consistent format that helps explain and categorize information, maximising understanding and information retention Offers a scope centred around the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) exam in addition to new sections designed to assist with the Final Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM) exam Preface: Foreword by Anthony Absalom Section I. Basic Principles: 1. Drug passage across the cell membrane 2. Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion 3. Drug action 4. Drug interaction 5. Isomerism 6. Pharmacokinetic modelling 7. Applied pharmacokinetic models 8. medicinal chemistry Section II. Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice: 9. General anaesthetic agents 10. Analgesics 11. Local anaesthetics 12. Muscle relaxants and reversal agents Section III. Cardiovascular Drugs: 13. Sympathomimetics 14. Adrenoceptor antagonists 15. Anti-arrhythmics 16. Vasodilators 17. Antihypertensives Section IV. Other Important Drugs: 18. Central nervous system 19. Antiemetics and related drugs 20. Drugs acting on the gut 21. Intravenous fluids, minerals and nutrition 22. Diuretics 23. Antimicrobials 24. Drugs affecting coagulation 25. Drugs used in diabetes 26. Corticosteroids and other hormone preparations Index.