Rau's respiratory care pharmacology /
Respiratory care pharmacology
Douglas S. Gardenhire, Robert J. Harwood
- 7th edition.
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Mosby, c2008.
- iii, 245 p. ; 28 cm.
Contents 1. Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology 2. Principles of Drug Action 3. Administration of Aerosolized Agents 4. Calculating Drug Doses 5. The Central and Peripheral Nervous System 6. Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators 7. Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators 8. Xanthines 9. Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy 10. Surfactant Agents 11. Corticosteriods in Respiratory Care 12. Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents 13. Aerosolized Antiinfective Agents 14. Antimicrobial Agents 15. Cold and Cough Agents 16. Selected Agents of Pulmonary Value 17. Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug Therapy 18. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents) 19. Vasopressors, Inotropes, and Antiarrythmic Agents 20. Drugs Affecting Circulation 21. Diuretic Agents 22. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System