Prehospital Emergency PharmacologyBrady, 1992 - 305 pagina's This pharmacology book and handy reference is a complete guide to the most common medications used in prehospital care. It reflects current trends in prehospital care and the most recent drug information. This revision will update the book to cover the current AHA guidelines for cardiac care and will be updated to include the most recent drug information available. Chapter topics include pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; administration of drugs; drug dosage calculations; fluids, electrolytes, and IV therapy; the automatic nervous system; drugs used in the treatment of emergencies: cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic-endocrine, neurological, obstetrical and gynecological, toxicological, behavioral, and gastrointestinal; and drugs used in pain management. For practicing paramedics. |
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PHARMACODYNAMICS | 14 |
Summary | 21 |
DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS | 39 |
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Actions activity acts acute administered agent ampules analgesic Antibiotic Antihypertensive arrhythmias associated Atropine bicarbonate block blocker blood pressure body bolus Bronchodilator Calcium called cardiac cause cells chloride Class common concentration congestive heart failure containing Contraindications Decreases delivered depression Description dextrose diuretic dose drops drug edema emergency emergency medicine epinephrine example Figure fluid given glucose grams heart heart rate hypertensive Hypotension important increase Indications infusion inhaled initial Injection Intramuscular intravenously kilogram lidocaine medication mg/kg milligrams milliliters minutes monitored muscle myocardial myocardial infarction Narcotic nervous system Nitroglycerin normal occur oxygen pain patient Pediatric Dosage placed poisoning potent Precautions prehospital preparation present rapid reactions receiving receptors reduced repeated respiratory response result Route saline setting severe shock Side Effects signs slow sodium solution solvent standard supplied suppressant TABLE tachycardia therapeutic treated treatment types usually ventricular vials weight µg/min