Respiratory care pharmacology / Joseph L. Rau, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology. 1. Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology / Joseph L. Rau. 2. Principles of Drug Action / Joseph L. Rau and Brad D. Pearce. 3. Administration of Aerosolized Agents / Joseph L. Rau. 4. Calculating Drug Doses / Joseph L. Rau. 5. The Central and Peripheral Nervous System / Joseph L. Rau -- Unit II. Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System. 6. Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators / Joseph L. Rau. 7. Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators / Joseph L. Rau. 8. Xanthines / Joseph L. Rau. 9. Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy / Bruce K. Rubin, Mamta Fuloria and Joseph L. Rau. 10. Surfactant Agents / Joseph L. Rau. 11. Corticosteroids in Respiratory Care / Joseph L. Rau. 12. Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents / Joseph L. Rau. 13. Aerosolized Antiinfective Agents / Joseph L. Rau. 14. Antimicrobial Agents / Manjunath P. Pai, Christopher A. Schriever and Susan L. Pendland.

15. Cold and Cough Agents / Joseph L. Rau. 16. Selected Agents Used in Respiratory Disease / Joseph L. Rau. 17. Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug Therapy / Ruben D. Restrepo and Joseph L. Rau -- Unit III. Critical Care and Cardiovascular Drug Classes. 18. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents) / Charles G. Durbin, Jr. 19. Cardiac Drugs / Judith Jacobi and Robert D. Warhurst. 20. Drugs Affecting Circulation / Henry Cohen, Liz Ramos and Maha Sadek. 21. Diuretic Agents / Erkan Hassan. 22. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System / Charles G. Durbin, Jr. -- App. A. Answers to Assessment Questions and Clinical Scenarios -- App. B. Units and Systems of Measurement -- App. C. Recommendations on the Use of Aerosol Generations -- App. D. Pharmacological Management of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.