Pharmacology in Anesthesia Practice [Paperback]

In anesthesia practice and treatment, pharmacology and therapeutics are intimately related, synergistic, and mutually reinforcing. Rapid advances in pharmacotherapy often offer myriad treatment options for clinicians to sort through when developing patient management strategies. In turn, the principles of clinical therapeutics are rooted in fundamental pharmacology. Clinicians must understand pharmacologic principles in order to formulate and implement therapeutic algorithms that maximize patient benefit. Pharmacology in Anesthesia Practice provides clinicians with a rapid and easy review of the most commonly utilized pharmacologic agents during perioperative care. Clinical application is emphasized throughout. It aims to offer clinicians point-of-care guidance from internationally recognized authors and centers of excellence.

Contributors

1 Inhalational Agents
1.1 Volatile Anesthetics
Philip Gallegos, MD, Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD

1.2 Nitrous Oxide
Philip Gallegos, MD and Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD

2 Induction Agents
2.1 Induction Agents
Ellen Wang, MD and Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD

2.2 Barbiturates
Katherine C. Normand, MD

3 Pain Medications
3.1 Opioids
Thomas H. Scott and Jane C. Ballantyne

3.2 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Chitra Ramasubbu, MD, Anita Gupta DO, PharmD

3.3 Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Matthew Lesneski MD and Peter Yi MD

3.4 Acetaminophen
Chitra Ramasubbu, MD and Anita Gupta DO, PharmD

3.5 Benzodiazepines
Ellen Wang, MD

4 Muscle Relaxants
4.1 Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blockers
Jared Feinman, MD and Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD

4.2 Succinylcholine
Jared Feinman, MD and Nina Singh-Radcliff, MD

5 Anticholinergics and Anticholinesterases
5.1 Anticholinesterases
Devin Tang, MD and Anita Gupta, DO PharmD

5.2 Anticholinergicslc(