TY - BOOK AU - Gardenhire, Douglas TI - Rau's respiratory care pharmacology.: Douglas S. Gardenhire SN - 97803232999688 AV - RM388.R38 PY - 2016/// CY - St. Louis PB - Elsevier KW - Respiratory therapy KW - Respiratory system agents KW - phamacology KW - Respiratory tract diseases KW - drug therapy N1 - Including bibliographical references and index; Contents: introduction to respiratory care pharmacology -- Principles of drug action -- Administration of aerosolized agents -- Calculating drug doses -- Central and peripheral nervous systems -- Adrenergic (sympathomimetic) bronchodilators -- Anticholinergic (parasympatholitic) bronchodilators -- Xanthines -- Mucus-controlling drug therapy -- Surfactant agents -- Corticosteroids in respiratory care -- Nonsteroidal antiasthma agents -- Aerosolized antiinfective agents -- Antimicrobial agents -- Cold and cough agents -- Selected agents of pulmonary avalue -- Neonatal and pediatric aerosolized drug therapy -- Skeletal muscle relaxants (neuromuscular blocking agents -- Diuretic agents -- Drugs affecting the central nervous system -- Vasopressors, intropes, and antiarrhythmic agents -- Drugs affecting circulation: antihypertensives, antianginals, antithrombotics -- Sleep and sleep pharmacology ER -