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Focuses on the drugs used to treat the illness or injury in intensive care. This book addresses the other issue for those caring for the critically ill - how organ function will affect the drugs used, and how to adapt management accordingly. It includes principles of pharmacology; absorption, transport, and elimination of drugs.

Table of Contents
Contributors.

Preface.

Part 1: Basic Pharmacology.

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.

Drug Action.

Renal Failure.

Hepatic Failure.

Heart Failure.

Gut failure.

Brain failure.

Respitatory Failure.

Children.

Safe Drug Prescribing in the Critically Ill.

Index.

Pharmacology of the Critically Ill

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    A Paperback / softback by Gilbert Park, Maire Shelly, Ronald M. Jones

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      Publisher BMJ Books
      Published 3 April 2001
      ISBN-13 9780727912213
      978-0727912213
      ISBN-10 0727912216
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      Medical specialties, branches of medicine Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focuses on the drugs used to treat the illness or injury in intensive care. This book addresses the other issue for those caring for the critically ill - how organ function will affect the drugs used, and how to adapt management accordingly. It includes principles of pharmacology; absorption, transport, and elimination of drugs.

      Table of Contents
      Contributors.

      Preface.

      Part 1: Basic Pharmacology.

      Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.

      Drug Action.

      Renal Failure.

      Hepatic Failure.

      Heart Failure.

      Gut failure.

      Brain failure.

      Respitatory Failure.

      Children.

      Safe Drug Prescribing in the Critically Ill.

      Index.

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