Henry Paw, Rob Shulman (University College London)

Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care

An A-Z Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written for doctors, pharmacists and nurses working in the intensive care unit (ICU), the Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care is the essential guide to drug therapy in the ICU. Combining drug monographs with guidelines, this is an excellent resource for safe and effective practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 6 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 184mm x 120mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9781108444354
• ISBN-10: 1108444350
• Artikelnr.: 55311493

Autorenporträt

Henry Paw is a consultant in intensive care medicine at York Hospital.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
How to use this book
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Drugs: An A-Z Guide
Prescribing using generic or brand names
Routes of administration
Loading dose
Drug metabolism
Enzyme systems
Drug excretion
Drug tolerance
Drug interactions
Therapeutic drug monitoring
Target range of concentration
Pharmacology in the critically ill
Body weight
Guide to ideal tidal volume
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Drugs in advanced life support
Management of acute major anaphylaxis
Management of acute severe hyperkalaemia
Management of malignant hyperthermia
Sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular blockade
Opioid conversion table
Antiretroviral drugs: alternatives for swallowing difficulties
Management of status epilepticus
Prevention of delirium tremens and alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Prevention of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Anti-arrhythmic drugs
Inotropes and vasopressors
Bronchospasm
Anti-ulcer drugs
Immunonutrition in the ICU
Corticosteroids
Short synacthen test
Bone marrow rescue following nitrous oxide
Heparin induced thrombocytopaenia
NOAC/DOAC
Antioxidants
Guidelines for patients with absent or dysfunctional spleen
Anti-microbial drugs
Bacterial gram staining
Antibiotics: sensitivities
Alterations to drug dosing in renal dysfunction and Haemo(dia)filtration
Chemical pleurodesis of malignant pleural effusion
Appendix A: creatinine clearance
Appendix B: weight conversion (stones/lb to kg)
Appendix C: body mass index (BMI) calculator
Appendix D: lean body weight charts
Appendix E: ideal tidal volume
Appendix F: estimated height from ulna length
Appendix G: infusion rate/dose calculation
Appendix H: drug compatibility chart
Appendix I: sodium content of oral medications
Appendix J: drug management of the brain-stem-dead donor
Appendix K: vancomycin by continuous infusion
Appendix L: Child-Pugh score
Appendix M: severe sepsis algorithm
Appendix N: insulin guidelines
Drug index.