Pharmacology & physiology in anesthetic practice [electronic resource] / [edited by] Robert K. Stoelting, Simon C. Hillier.

Rev. ed. of: Pharmacology and physiology in anesthetic practice / Robert K. Stoelting. 3rd ed. c1999.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of injected and inhaled drugs -- Inhaled anesthetics -- Opioid agonists and antagonists -- Barbiturates -- Benzodiazepines -- Nonbarbiturate intravenous anesthetic drugs -- Local anesthetics -- Neuromuscular-blocking drugs -- Anticholinesterase drugs and cholinergic agonists -- Anticholinergic drugs -- Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and nonspecific nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs -- Sympathomimetics -- Digitalis and related drugs -- Alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Peripheral vasodilators, nitric oxide, and nitrovasodilators -- Cardiac antidysrhythmic drugs -- Calcium-channel blockers -- Drugs used for psychopharmacologic therapy -- Prostaglandins -- Histamine and histamine receptor-antagonists -- Serotonin, plasma kinins, and renin -- Hormones as drugs -- Insulin and oral hypoglycemics -- Diuretics -- Antacids and gastrointestinal prokinetics -- Anticoagulants -- Antimicrobials -- Chemotherapeutic drugs -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Drugs used for treatment of parkinson disease -- Drug treatment of lipid disorders -- Central nervous system stimulants and muscle relaxants -- Vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal remedies -- Minerals and electrolytes -- Blood components, substitutes and hemostatic drugs -- Enteral and parenteral nutrition -- Antiseptics and disinfectants -- Cell structure and function -- Body fluids -- Central nervous system -- Thermoregulation -- Autonomic nervous system -- Pain -- Systemic circulation -- Microcirculation and lymphatics -- Pulmonary circulation -- Heart -- The electrocardiogram and analysis of cardiac dysrhythmias -- The lungs -- Pulmonary gas exchange and blood transport of gases -- Acid-base balance -- Endocrine system -- Kidneys -- Liver and gastrointestinal tract -- Skeletal and smooth muscle -- Erythrocytes and leukocytes -- Hemostasis and blood coagulation -- Metabolism of nutrients -- Physiology of the newborn and elderly.

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