Principles and practice of pharmacology for anaesthetists /
T. N. Calvey, N. E. Williams
- 5th ed.
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2008
- vii, 366 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Drug absorption, distribution, and elimination -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug action -- Drug interaction -- Variability in drug response -- Adverse drug reactions -- Intravenous anaesthetic agents -- Inhalational anaesthetic agents -- Local anaesthetic agents -- Drugs that act on the neuromuscular junction -- Analgesic drugs -- Drugs used in premedication and antiemetic agents -- Drugs and the autonomic nervous system -- Antihypertensive agents : drugs used to induce hypotension -- Antiarrhythmic and antianginal drugs -- Antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants, and fibrinolytic agents -- Corticosteroids and hypoglycaemic agents.