Prentice Hall's cardiopulmonary drug guide / Bruce J. Colbert, Barb J. Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colbert, Bruce J.

Contributor:

Kennedy, Barb J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Respiratory agents--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Respiratory agents.

Cardiovascular agents--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cardiovascular agents.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

viii, 341 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Cardiopulmonary drug guide

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2003]

Summary:

Current, reliable, and convenient to use, this companion pocket drug guide provides users with quick-access to pertinent, practical information on the drugs used to treat respiratory and cardiac disease. Concise--yet complete and comprehensive--it features a "clinical" organization, consistent format, and accessible language. Offers details concerning drug actions, uses and interactions, specific routes, pediatric and adult dosages, and detailed pharmacokinetics, contraindications, and side effects. Bronchodilator Therapy. Mucokinetics and Surfactants. Anti-Inflammatory and Antiasthmatic Agents. Anti-Infective Agents. Cardiac and Renal Agents. Blood Pressure and Antithrombotic Agents. Neuromuscular, Anesthetic, Sedative and Analgesic Agents. For Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists.

Contents:

Section 1 Bronchodilators 1

Section 2 Secretion Control and Surfactant Agents 21

Section 3 Anti-Inflammatory and Antiasthmatic Agents 33

Section 4 Anti-Infective Agents 55

Section 5 Cardiac and Renal Agents 131

Section 6 Blood Pressure and Antithrombotic Agents 177

Section 7 Neuromuscular, Anesthetic, Sedative, and Analgesic Agents 219

Appendix B FDA Pregnancy Categories 305

Appendix C U.S. Schedules of Controlled Substances 306

Appendix D Steps in Using a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) and Dry Powdered Inhaler (DPI) 307

Appendix E Comparison of Some Typical Inhaled Sympathomimetics 308

Appendix F Cardiac Drugs 309

Appendix G Comparison of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 310

Appendix H Assessment of the Three Levels of Asthma 311

Appendix I Glossary of Long-Term Asthma Control Medications 312

Appendix J Stepwise Approach for Managing Asthma in Adults and Children Older than 5 Years 313

Appendix K Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbations 315

Appendix L Step-by-Step Pharmacologic Therapy for COPD 316

Appendix M Empiric Antibiotic Choices for Adult Pneumonias 317.

Notes:

"Prentice Hall health"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 318) and index.

ISBN:

0130946419

OCLC:

50280066