Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiology

Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiologyprovides appropriate chemical, biological, and physical information of the actions, interactions, and reactions of medication, particularly as they apply and impact the practice of nurse anesthesia. Written by CRNAs for CRNAs, the information about various drugs is based on theoretical aspects based in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and physics/biophysics and practical aspects straight from actual CRNAs who administer and deal with the medications on a case-by-case, daily basis. The perfect resource for both practicing professionals and students in CRNA programs!

SectionForeword
SectionSection I General Pharmacological Concepts
ChapterChapter 1 Pharmacokinetics: The Study of Drug Disposition
ChapterChapter 2 Membrane Transporters, Receptors, Pharmacological Action
ChapterChapter 3 Ethnopharmacology
SectionSection II Pharmacology of Anesthetic Practice
ChapterChapter 4 Intravenous Induction Drugs
ChapterChapter 5 Benzodiazepines
ChapterChapter 6 Opioid agonists, Antagonists, Agonist-Antagonists
ChapterChapter 7 Non-opioid Analgesics
ChapterChapter 8 Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
ChapterChapter 9 Pharmacology of Local Analgesics
ChapterChapter 10 Anticholinergics
ChapterChapter 11 Anticholinesterases
ChapterChapter 12 Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetics
SectionSection III General Pharmacology
ChapterChapter 13 Antibiotics
ChapterChapter 14 Antiemetics
ChapterChapter 15 Prophylaxis for Aspiration Pneumonitis
ChapterChapter 16 Diuretics
ChapterChapter 17 Antihypertensives and Vasodilators
ChapterChapter 18 Steroids
ChapterChapter 19 Herbal Products
ChapterChapter 20 Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists
ChapterChapter 21 Drug therapy Associated with Autocoids
ChapterChapter 22 Anticoagulants and Their Reversal
ChapterChapter 23 Antiarrhythmics
SectionSection IV Pharmacologic Management of Disease: Anesthetic Considerations
ChapterChapter 24 Malignant Hyperthermia: Dantrolene
ChapterChapter 25 Asthma: Bronchodilators
ChapterChapter 26 Immune System and Anesthesia: Pharmacological Implications
ChapterChapter 27 Pharmacology for Obstetrics
ChapterChapter 28 Psychiatric Disorders and Their Pharmacological Management
ChapterChapter 29 Pharmacology for Congestive Heart Failure
SectionSection V Drug Interactions
ChapterChapter 30 Drugs Interactions of Relevance to the Anesthetist