Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiology

Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesiology provides appropriate chemical, biological, and physical information of the actions, interactions, and reactions of medication, particularly as they apply and impact the practice of nurse anesthesia. Written by CRNAs for CRNAs, the information about various drugs is based on theoretical aspects based in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and physics/biophysics and practical aspects straight from actual CRNAs who administer and deal with the medications on a case-by-case, daily basis. The perfect resource for both practicing professionals and students in CRNA programs!

Table of Contents

Foreword  
Section I  General Pharmacological Concepts
  Chapter 1  Pharmacokinetics: The Study of Drug Disposition
  Chapter 2  Membrane Transporters, Receptors, Pharmacological Action
  Chapter 3  Ethnopharmacology
Section II  Pharmacology of Anesthetic Practice
  Chapter 4  Intravenous Induction Drugs
  Chapter 5  Benzodiazepines
  Chapter 6  Opioid agonists, Antagonists, Agonist-Antagonists
  Chapter 7  Non-opioid Analgesics
  Chapter 8  Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
  Chapter 9  Pharmacology of Local Analgesics
  Chapter 10  Anticholinergics
  Chapter 11  Anticholinesterases
  Chapter 12  Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetics
Section III  General Pharmacology
  Chapter 13  Antibiotics
  Chapter 14  Antiemetics
  Chapter 15  Prophylaxis for Aspiration Pneumonitis
  Chapter 16  Diuretics
  Chapter 17  Antihypertensives and Vasodilators
  Chapter 18  Steroids
  Chapter 19  Herbal Products
  Chapter 20  Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists
  Chapter 21  Drug therapy Associated with Autocoids
  Chapter 22  Anticoagulants and Their Reversal
  Chapter 23  Antiarrhythmics
Section IV  Pharmacologic Management of Disease: Anesthetic Considerations
  Chapter 24  Malignant Hyperthermia: Dantrolene
  Chapter 25  Asthma: Bronchodilators
  Chapter 26  Immune System and Anesthesia: Pharmacological Implications
  Chapter 27  Pharmacology for Obstetrics
  Chapter 28  Psychiatric Disorders and Their Pharmacological Management
  Chapter 29  Pharmacology for Congestive Heart Failure
Section V  Drug Interactions
  Chapter 30  Drugs Interactions of Relevance to the Anesthetist