Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care: Volume 1

An A-Z Guide

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

This essential guide continues to provide invaluable information on using medications safely and effectively in the intensive care setting. Split into two sections, the first being an A-Z guide to the drugs available and concise notes on the key topics and scenarios faced on a daily basis. This section provides succinct information on each drug including uses, administration directions and adverse effects. The second section details practice guidelines on areas such as drug dosing in renal failure and haemofiltration, Parkinson's disease therapy when nil-by-mouth and insulin therapy. This new edition features an array of new drug monographs alongside thorough updates to existing monographs, guidelines and the unique IV compatibility table, which allows readers to identify compatible and non-compatible drugs combinations. Presented in a concise, compact format, this book is an invaluable resource for doctors, pharmacists, nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, and other professionals caring for critically ill patients.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-01-30
Mått:120 x 189 x 22 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:468
Upplaga:7
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009429696

Utforska kategorier

Olycksfalls- och akutmedicin inom Medicin
Farmakologi inom Medicin
Smärta och smärtbehandling inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Henry G. W. Paw is a consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at York Hospital, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Hull York Medical School, York. Rob Shulman is the Lead Pharmacist in Critical Care at University College London Hospitals and is an Honorary Associate Professor in the Department of Practice and Policy at the UCL School of Pharmacy, London. He was awarded with a Faculty Fellowship of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2013 and was designated a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2015.

Recensioner i media

'This text will benefit physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and others who practice in the critical care setting when it comes to drug therapy. It can serve as review for seasoned critical care specialists and is very beneficial for students and those new to the field … it is practical and contains material in a quick and digestible format.' Patrick McDonnell, Doody's Reviews

Innehållsförteckning

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; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Drugs in advanced life support; Management of acute major anaphylaxis; Management of acute severe hyperkalaemia; Management of malignant hyperthermia (MH); 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; Corticosteroids; Heparin induced thrombocytopaenia; NOAC/DOAC; 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; Hyponatraemia & SIADH Diagnosis and Management; Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: new restrictions and precautions for use; Suspected sepsis; Appendix A: creatinine clearance; Appendix B: citrate based anticoagulation for renal replacement therapy; Appendix C: body mass index (BMI) calculator; Appendix D: lean body weight charts; Appendix E: estimated height from ulna length; Appendix F: infusion rate/dose calculation; Appendix G: drug compatibility chart; Appendix H: sodium content of oral medications; Appendix I: drug management of the brain-stem-dead donor; Appendix J: vancomycin by continuous infusion; Appendix K: Child-Pugh score; Appendix L: insulin guidelines; Drug index; Compatibility chart.