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Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology

  • 11 Edición - 10 de mayo de 2023
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Douglas S. Gardenhire, Sandra T. Hinski
  • Idioma: Inglés

Take an easier path to respiratory pharmacology mastery. Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition features a variety of engaging learning exercises for each… Leer más

Descripción

Take an easier path to respiratory pharmacology mastery. Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition features a variety of engaging learning exercises for each of the 22 chapters in the core text. Examples include NBRC®-type questions, critical-thinking exercises, case studies, definitions, and additional content review to further your understanding of challenging pharmacology principles, develop your critical-thinking skills, and prepare you for success on the board exam. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Rau’s workbook is part of the complete learning package for your continued success!

Puntos claves

  • Answers reference back to the objectives in the core text to help you easily review your areas of weakness
  • Case studies and critical-thinking questions promote the application of clinical skills
  • Key illustrations from the text provide a visual review to enhance your study of important concepts
  • Engaging pharmacology exercises reinforce foundational content, such as key terms and definitions

De interès para

Respiratory therapy students in two- and four-year programs

Índice

Unit I: Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology

1. Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology

2. Principles of Drug Action

3. Administration of Aerosolized Agents

4. Calculating Drug Doses

5. The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

Unit II: Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System

6. Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators

7. Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators

8. Xanthines

9. Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy

10. Surfactant Agents

11. Corticosteroids in Respiratory Care

12. Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents

13. Aerosolized Antiinfective Agents

14. Antimicrobial Agents

15. Cold and Cough Agents

16. Selected Agents of Pulmonary Value

17. Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug Therapy

Unit III: Critical Care, Cardiovascular, and Polysomnography Agents

18. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents)

19. Diuretic Agents

20. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System

21. Vasopressors, Inotropes, and Antiarrhythmic Agents

22. Drugs Affecting Circulation: Antihypertensives, Antianginals, Antithrombotics

23 Sleep and Sleep Pharmacology

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 11
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 10 de mayo de 2023
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

DG

Douglas S. Gardenhire

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Chair and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Respiratory Therapy, Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

SH

Sandra T. Hinski

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Faculty Respiratory Care Division, Gateway Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, USA