Handbook of pediatric cardiovascular drugs / Ricardo Munoz ... [et al.], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Munoz, Ricardo (Ricardo A.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiovascular agents.

Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Chemotherapy.

Cardiovascular system.

Pediatric cardiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

London : Springer, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The treatment of pediatric patients with congenital or acquired cardiac disease remains an important challenge for physicians in charge of these patients. The challenge to practitioners is complex given that most drugs used in this field are either unlicensed or off-label and that the patient population is a heterogeneous group not only in pathologies but also in size, weight and metabolism. Currently, doctors must rely on the available pharmacological knowledge, the rare clinical trials and case series and most of all on the international cumulative clinical experience. The Handbook of Pediatric Cardiovascular Drugs provides the health care practitioner with general clinical and practical guidelines regarding the use of pediatric cardiovascular drugs. It reviews basic pediatric cardiovascular principles and satisfies the need for a pocket reference handbook tailored to meet the daily challenges of practitioners caring for pediatric cardiac patients. This handbook is not intended to provide an extensive review of all cardiovascular medications, but compiles the necessary information required to assist the practitioner involved in the care of pediatric patients with heart disease in their day-to-day practice. Consequently, it will be helpful for physicians, fellows, residents, pharmacists, and nurses in the multiple disciplines of anesthesia, pediatrics, critical care, cardiology, cardiac surgery and cardiac intensive care.

Contents:

Cardiac Physiology Review

Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Applications in Pediatric Practice

Inotropic and Vasoactive Drugs

Vasodilators

Diuretic Medications

?-Blockers

Antiarrhythmic Medications

Immunosuppressive Agents in Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Drug Clearance

Pharmacological Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

Anticoagulants, Antithrombotics, and Antiplatelets

Sedative Hypnotic and Anesthetic Agents: Their Effect on the Heart

Drug Therapy for Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia

Medication Errors in Children.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-11577-0

9786611115777

1-84628-953-X

OCLC:

209986945