Anesthetic pharmacology
Subtitle: physiologic principles and clinical practice : a companion to Miller's Anesthesia
By: [edited by] Alex S. Evers, Mervyn Maze.
Contributors: Evers, Alex S.; Maze, M.
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1000
Subjects: Anesthetics -- pharmacology; Analgesics -- pharmacology
Other titles: Miller's anesthesia.
Description: Provides in-depth, up-to-date explanations of essential pharmacology principles, including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, signal transduction mechanisms, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, and pharmacoeconomics; discusses the molecular, cellular, and integrated physiology of all organ systems, including the basis of motor function; covers mechanisms of action, clinical pharmacology, adverse effects, and practical aspects of drug use for the full range of anesthetic agents, as well as other durgs encountered in working with patients, including neuroprotective agents.