ISBN:
9780323871624
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
08-31-2023
Page Count:
224
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$43.99
Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource, 11th Edition
by Douglas S. Gardenhire, EdD, RRT-NPS, FAARC and Sandra T Hinski, PHD, MS, RRT-NPS
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780323871624
Copyright:
2024
Publication Date:
08-31-2023
Page Count:
224
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$43.99
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Take an easier path to respiratory pharmacology mastery. Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition features a variety of engaging learning exercises for each of the 22 chapters in the core text. Examples include NBRC®-type questions, critical-thinking exercises, case studies, definitions, and additional content review to further your understanding of challenging pharmacology principles, develop your critical-thinking skills, and prepare you for success on the board exam. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Rau’s workbook is part of the complete learning package for your continued success!
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- Answers reference back to the objectives in the core text to help you easily review your areas of weakness.
- Case studies and critical-thinking questions promote the application of clinical skills.
- Key illustrations from the text provide a visual review to enhance your study of important concepts.
- Engaging pharmacology exercises reinforce foundational content, such as key terms and definitions.
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- NEW! Updated content reflects changes to drug approval, aerosol medication devices and associated issues related to COVID-19, FDA-approved medications, and asthma and COPD treatment protocols.
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Unit I: 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. The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Unit II: 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 III: 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
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