Applied neuromuscular pharmacology
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Applied neuromuscular pharmacology
Oxford University Press, 1994
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Description
This book gives a comprehensive and practical review of neuromuscular pharmacology. It covers all aspects of the subject from the discovery and first clinical use of curare, to the newest drugs and latest techniques. Unlike other books on neuromuscular pharmacology, it compares functional characteristics of the drugs in turn - for example, their time of onset and duration of action - rather than simply giving reviews of each group of drugs. This provides you with a thorough understanding on which to base the choice of drugs and techniques in different clinical situations, from neonates and children to the elderly, and from ambulatory surgery to intensive care. The book also discusses drug interactions with neuromuscular blocking agents, describes techniques for monitoring blockades, and outlines differences in practice between countries.
Table of Contents
- Introduction and historical perspectives
- 1. Components of the neuromuscular junction
- 2. Physio-chemical aspects of neuromuscular blockade
- 3. Onset of Neuromuscular block
- 4. The maintenance of neuromuscular blocks
- 5. Recovery from a neuromuscular block
- 6. Evoked reversal of neuromuscular block
- 7. Postoperative sequelae of neuromuscular blocking agents
- 8. Relaxants for day-case and short-stay surgery
- 9. Muscle relaxation for long surgical procedures
- 10. Neuromuscular blocking agents in intensive therapy
- 11. Interactions involving relaxants
- 12. What the relaxant does to the patient
- 13. What the patient does to the relaxant
- 14. Neuromuscular block in children and neonates
- 15. Indications for neuromuscular monitoring
- 16. The future in neuromuscular block and its reversal
- 17. Neuromuscular blocking agents in specific clinical situations
- 18. Species differences in response to relaxants
- 19. Use patterns in different countries
- 20. The use of relaxants on different muscles of the body
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