Pharmacology of the Critically Ill

Most books dealing with pharmacology in intensive care focus ob the drugs used to treat the illness or injury. This book addresses the other most important issue for those caring for the critically ill–how organ function will affect the drugs used, and how to adapt management accordingly.
Contents include:

General principles of pharmacology
Absorption, transport, and elimination of drugs
Modes of action drugs
Renal failure
Hepatic failure
Cardiac failure
Gut failure
Brain failure
Lung failure
Children
Safe prescribing habits
By discussing organ failure in all major body parts separately, as well as having authoritative chapters on the principles of drug interactions, Pharmacology of the Critically Ill provides a uniquely reference in this vitally important aspect of intensive care. Contributors from leading specialists around the world ensure that this book has international relevance.

Spis treści:
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.

Okładka tylna:
Most books dealing with pharmacology in intensive care focus ob the drugs used to treat the illness or injury. This book addresses the other most important issue for those caring for the critically ill–how organ function will affect the drugs used, and how to adapt management accordingly.
Contents include:

General principles of pharmacology
Absorption, transport, and elimination of drugs
Modes of action drugs
Renal failure
Hepatic failure
Cardiac failure
Gut failure
Brain failure
Lung failure
Children
Safe prescribing habits
By discussing organ failure in all major body parts separately, as well as having authoritative chapters on the principles of drug interactions, Pharmacology of the Critically Ill provides a uniquely reference in this vitally important aspect of intensive care. Contributors from leading specialists around the world ensure that this book has international relevance.