Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Benjamin Harris, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust
$76.00
USDThe 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
Reviews & endorsements
‘This outstanding book differentiates itself from others through its effective use of figures and diagrams that enhance learning. It is comprehensive and provides sufficient detail for the use of these medications. The information is not so overwhelming as to render it forgotten after reading. The inclusion of new anticoagulants and their reversal and the update on antibiotics make this new edition necessary.’ Robert R. Gaiser, Doody's Notes
‘… an invaluable resource for anyone, both doctor or nurse/ODP working in anaesthesia and intensive care. Its well-written explanations on the topics offer easy to understand insight which will only benefit the reader and lead to a greater depth of knowledge.’ Daniel Morgan, The Journal of Perioperative Practice
'A pleasant surprise for the reader will be how easily these subsections flow as the authors keep the more detailed and in-depth information accessible and interesting by associating the concepts to relevant drugs … This book is useful for trainees preparing for examinations and for experienced practitioners as a shelf reference; it is well organised so that specific topics or drugs can be individually reviewed.' Daniel Pulsipher, British Journal of Anaesthesia
Product details
April 2021Paperback
9781108710961
382 pages
234 × 156 × 20 mm
0.66kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 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.
