Pharmacology in the practice of anaesthesia

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Pharmacology in the practice of anaesthesia

edited by Leon Kaufman and Peter V. Taberner

E. Arnold, c1996

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'Pharmacology in the Practice of Anaesthesia' outlines, in a highly-accessible manner, the principles of pharmacology as applied to anaesthesia and intensive care. Anaesthetists are expected to know not only the pharmacology of anaesthetic agents, but also the pharmacology of drugs used in medical disorders and the possibility of drug interactions and side effects. The book contains introductory chapters covering the principles which affect the mode of action of the drug. These are followed by detailed descriptions of anaesthetic agents and the drugs affecting each body system. Relevant physiology is included to make the pharmacology more comprehensible, and key points are highlighted throughout the text.

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Preface Section I: General principles of pharmacology - Drug receptors and mechanisms of drug action Pharmacokinetics - absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs Drug metabolism Section II: Anaesthetic drugs - Principles of anaesthesia General anaesthesia Therapeutic gases Local anaesthesia Section III: Drugs acting at synaptic and neuroeffector junctional sites - The principles of peripheral cholinergic and adrenergic transmission Muscarinic and nicotinic antagonists Cholinesterase and anticholinesterase Antimuscarinic drugs Neuromuscular transmission Adrenergic nervous system Agonists and antagonists Section IV: Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system - Pharmacology of drugs affecting the heart Drugs affecting tone, function and vasodilation Control of blood pressure Section V: Drugs affecting the respiratory system - Neurohumoral control of respiration Pharmacology and therapeutics Section VI: Drug action on the central nervous system - Central nervous system pharmacology Sedation Psychiatry Drugs and neurological disorders Section VII: Drugs used in the management of pain and inflammation - Endogenous mediators of pain and inflammation Opioid analgesics and antagonists Drug management of acute, severe and chronic pain Section VIII: Drugs affecting peripheral organ systems - Blood Kidneys GI tract and liver Section IX: Drugs affecting the endocrine system - Hypothalamo-pituitary function The thyroid: drugs used in thyrotoxic and hypothyroid states The reproductive systems The endocrine pancreas: drugs used in diabetes and obesity Section X: Chemotherapeutic drugs - Use of drugs against microorganisms Chemotherapy of neoplastic disease Section XI: Sterlization - Sterilization and disinfection Section XII: Adverse effects of drugs - Adverse drug reactions Drug tolerance, drug dependence and drug abuse Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis Index

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