Handbook of Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice For PDA CD-ROM is written in easy-to-scan outline format, with more than 250 tables to summarize key points and dosages for use in the operating room.

The 60 chapters of Handbook of Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice For PDA CD-ROM correspond to the chapters in the textbook, so readers can easily refer back to the textbook for more detailed information. A separate drug index is included.

Contents

Section I: Pharmacology

1. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Injected and Inhaled Drugs
2. Inhaled Anesthetics
3. Opioid Agonists and Antagonists
4. Barbiturates
5. Benzodiazepines
6. Nonbarbiturate Intravenous Anesthetic Drugs
7. Local Anesthetics
8. Neuromuscular-Blocking Drugs
9. Anticholinesterase Drugs and Cholinergic Agonists
10. Anticholinergic Drugs
11. Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors and Nonspecific Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
12. Sympathomimetics
13. Digitalis and Related Drugs
14. Alpha-and Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists
15. Antihypertensive Drugs
16. Peripheral Vasodilators, Nitric Oxide, and Nitrovasodilators
17. Cardiac Antidysrythmis Drugs
18. Calcium-Channel Blockers
19. Drugs Used for Psychopharmacologic Therapy
20. Prostaglandins
21. Histamine and Histamine Receptor-Antagonists
22. Serotonin, Plasma Kinins, and Renin
23. Hormones as Drugs
24. Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemics
25. Diuretics
26. Antacids and Gastrointestinal Prokinetics
27. Anticoagulants
28. Antimicrobials
29. Chemotherapeutic Drugs
30. Antiepileptic Drugs
31. Drugs Used for Treatment of Parkinson Disease
32. Drug Treatment of Lipid Disorders
33. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Muscle Relaxants
34. Vitamins, Dietary Supplements, and Herbal Remedies
35. Minerals and Electrolytes
36. Blood Components, Substitutes and Hemostatic Drugs
37. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
38. Antiseptics and Disinfectants

Section II: Physiology

39. Cell Structure and Function
40. Body Fluids
41. Central Nervous System
42. Thermoregulation
43. Autonomic Nervous System
44. Pain
45. Systemic Circulation
46. Microcirculation and Lymphatics
47. Pulmonary Circulation
48. Heart
49. The Electrocardiogram and Analysis of Cardiac Dysrhythmias
50. The Lungs
51. Pulmonary Gas Exchange and Blood Transport of Gases
52. Acid-Base Balance
53. Endocrine System
54. Kidneys
55. Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract
56. Skeletal and Smooth Muscle
57. Erythrocytes and Leukocytes
58. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
59. Metabolism of Nutrients
60. Physiology of the Newborn and Elderly

Drug Index
Subject Index

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