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Respiratory care pharmacology / Joseph L. Rau, Jr.

By: Publication details: St. Louis : Mosby, c1998.Edition: 5th editionDescription: xvii, 408 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 081512337X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.200461 21 RAU
NLM classification:
  • WB 342 R239r 1997
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Contents
Unit One: Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology.
1. Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology.
2. Principles of Drug Action.
3. Administration of Aerosolized Agents.
4. Drug Calculations.
5. The Central and Peripheral Nervous System.

Unit Two: Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System.
6. Sympathomimetic (Adrenergic) Bronchodilators.
7. Parasympatholytic (Anticholinergic) Bronchodilators.
8. Xanthines. Mucus-Controlling Agents.
9. Surfactant Agents.
10. Corticosteroids in Respiratory Care.
11. Mediator Antagonists.
12. Aerosolized Anti-Infective Agents.
13. Anti-Infective Agents.
14. Cold and Cough Agents.
15. Selected Drugs for Respiratory Diseases.
16. Pediatric Respiratory Care Pharmacology.

Unit Three: Critical Care and Cardiovascular Drug Classes.
17. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents.
18. Cardiac Drugs. Circulatory Drugs.
19. Diuretics.
20. Central Nervous System Agents.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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