Gardenhire, Douglas S.

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


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Respiratory agents.
Respiratory therapy.
Respiratory Therapy.
Bronchodilator Agents--pharmacology.

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