ISBN:
9780323871556
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
08-03-2023
Page Count:
464
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$115.99
Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition
by Douglas S. Gardenhire, EdD, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Paperback
ISBN:
9780323871556
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
08-03-2023
Page Count:
464
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$115.99
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Help your students breathe a little easier knowing there’s a proven way to master respiratory pharmacology! For more than 30 years, Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology has been the preeminent text on the subject. With easy-to-grasp terminology, relatable explanations, and reader-friendly writing, it simplifies the process of learning pharmacology material like never before. Rau’s is organized into three logical sections, covering the basics of respiratory care, frequently used drugs, and critical care medications. New to the 11th edition is a Clinical Connections feature that helps students connect lessons from the book with the clinical setting, along with updated information on COVID-19 and changes to drug approvals. Rau’s truly is the best source for preparing your students for success on their exams and in professional practice.
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- NEW and UPDATED! Clinical Connection boxes assist students in connecting information in the text to the clinical setting, including providing patients a better understanding of their clinical conditions as related to their drug treatments.
- UPDATED! Chapter 1 reflects changes to drug approval.
- UPDATED! Chapter 3 reflects changes in aerosol medication devices and addresses aerosol-generating device issues and COVID-19.
- UPDATED! The latest FDA-approved medications are referenced in all chapters.
- UPDATED! Current asthma (GINA) and COPD (GOLD) guidelines include COVID-19 treatment protocols.
- Enhanced readability helps students more easily understand difficult material.
- Learning objectives parallel the levels tested by the NBRC® exams to help students identify important information that goes beyond memorization and recall.
- Key terms with definitions provide easy access to the pharmacologic vocabulary the respiratory therapy student should embrace.
- Key points boxes in each chapter highlight important concepts in the lesson.
- Self-assessment questions offer students thought-provoking opportunities to test their comprehension of key concepts.
- Clinical scenarios with follow-up SOAP assessment help students assess their comprehension of the material.
- Glossary of all key terms in the text aids students in understanding the terminology associated with respiratory care pharmacology.
- Appendices on common Units and Systems of Measurement and Acceptable Mixtures provide references to need-to-know information such as abbreviations, conversion charts for temperatures, liquid metric and solids, and a simple drug compatibility chart for drug mixtures.
- Alphabetical drug index provides a direct index to look up information based on drug name.
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- NEW and UPDATED! Clinical Connection boxes assist you in connecting information in the text to the clinical setting, including providing patients a better understanding of their clinical conditions as related to their drug treatments.
- UPDATED! Chapter 1 reflects changes to drug approval.
- UPDATED! Chapter 3 reflects changes in aerosol medication devices and addresses aerosol-generating device issues and COVID-19.
- UPDATED! The latest FDA-approved medications are referenced in all chapters.
- UPDATED! Current asthma (GINA) and COPD (GOLD) guidelines include COVID-19 treatment protocols.
- Enhanced readability helps you more easily understand difficult material.
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Unit A: Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology
1 Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology
2 Principles of Drug Action
3 Administration of Aerosolized Agents
4 Calculating Drug Doses
5 Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Unit B: Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System
6 Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators
7 Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators
8 Xanthines
9 Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy
10 Surfactant Agents
11 Corticosteroids in Respiratory Care
12 Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents
13 Aerosolized Antiinfective Agents
14 Antimicrobial Agents
15 Cold and Cough Agents
16 Selected Agents of Pulmonary Value
17 Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug Therapy
Unit C: Critical Care, Cardiovascular, and Polysomnography Agents
18 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents)
19 Diuretic Agents
20 Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
21 Vasopressors, Inotropes, and Antiarrhythmic Agents
22 Drugs Affecting Circulation: Antihypertensives, Antianginals, Antithrombotics
23 Sleep and Sleep Pharmacology
Appendixes
A Answers to Self-Assessment Questions and Clinical Scenarios
B Units and Systems of Measurement
C Acceptable Mixtures of Most Commonly Prescribed Respiratory Care Drugs
Glossary of Selected Terms
Index
Abbreviations, Inside back cover
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