cover image - Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323755696
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 06-12-2019
Page Count: 994
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $143.99

Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition

by Hugh C. Hemmings, BS, MD, PhD and Talmage D. Egan, MD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780323755696
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 06-12-2019
Page Count: 994
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $143.99
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    • Contains new chapters on Special Populations (anesthetic pharmacology in obesity, geriatrics, and pediatrics), Oral and Non-IV Opioids, Thermoregulation, Physiology and Pharmacology of Obstetric Anesthesia, Chemotherapeutic and Immunosuppresive Drugs, and Surgical Infection and Antimicrobial Drugs.
    • Incorporates entirely new sections on Physics, Anatomy, and Imaging.
    • Includes new information on consciousness and cognition, pharmacodynamics, the immune system, and anti-inflammatory drugs.
    • Features user-friendly tables, figures, and algorithms (including 100 new illustrations), all presented in full color and designed to help explain complex concepts.
    • Helps you understand the molecular mechanism of drug actions and identify key drug interactions that may complicate anesthesia with dedicated sections on these areas.
    • Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

  • Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia, 2nd ed.

    Section 1. Basic Principles of Pharmacology

    1. Mechanisms of Drug Action

    2. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics for Intravenous Anesthetics

    3. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Inhaled Anesthetics

    4. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacogenetics

    5. Physiology and Pharmacology of Obesity, Prematurity, and Aging

    6. Pharmacodynamic Drug Interactions

    7. Adverse Drug Reactions

    Section 2. Nervous System

    8. Central Nervous System Physiology: Neurophysiology

    9. Central Nervous System Physiology: Cerebrovascular

    10. Pharmacology of Intravenous Anesthetics

    11. Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetics

    12. Neuropharmacology

    13. Autonomic Nervous System: Physiology

    14. Autonomic Nervous System: Pharmacology

    15. Thermoregulation

    16. Physiology of Pain

    17. Intravenous Opioid Agonists and Antagonists

    18. Oral and Non-Intravenous Opioids

    19. Non-Opioid Analgesics and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

    20. Local Anesthetics

    21. Neuromuscular Physiology and Pharmacology

    22. Neuromuscular Blockers and Reversal Drugs

    Section 3. Cardiovascular System

    23. Cardiovascular Physiology: Cellular and Molecular Regulation

    24. Cardiovascular Physiology: Integrative Function

    25. Vasopressors and Inotropes

    26. Antihypertensive Drugs and Vasodilators

    27. Anti-arrhythmic Drugs

    28. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

    Section 4. Pulmonary System

    29. Pulmonary Physiology

    30. Pulmonary Pharmacology

    Section 5. Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Systems

    31. Liver and Gastrointestinal Physiology

    32. Liver and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology

    33. Nutritional and Metabolic Therapy

    34. Pharmacology of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

    35. Endocrine Physiology

    36. Endocrine Pharmacology

    37. Physiology and Pharmacology of Obstetric Anesthesia

    Section 6. Immunity and Infection

    38. Chemotherapy, Immunosuppression, and Anesthesia

    39. Infection, Antimicrobial Drugs and Anesthesia

    Section 7. Fluid, Electrolyte and Hematologic Homeostasis

    40. Renal Physiology

    41. Intravascular Volume: Regulation and Replacement Therapy

    42. Electrolytes and Diuretics

    Section 8. Blood and Hemostasis

    43. Blood and Coagulation

    44. Transfusion and Coagulation Therapy

    45. Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy

  • Hugh C. Hemmings, BS, MD, PhD, Joseph F. Artusio Jr. Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Senior Associate Dean for Research,Weill Cornell Medicine; Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Adjunct Professor, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York. and Talmage D. Egan, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutics, Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Attending Anesthesiologist, Vice Chair for Research, K.C. Wong Presidential Endowed Chair, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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