Handbook of Pharmacology for the Anaesthesiologist

Contents: 1. General Pharmacology. 2. General Anesthetics. 3. Parenteral Anesthetics. 4. Hypnotics and Sedatives. 5. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants. 6. Drugs Used in Reversal of Neuromuscular Block. 7. Anticholinergic Drugs Used in Anesthesia. 8. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs. 9. Centrally Acting Analgesics/Opioids. 10. Local Anesthetics. 11. Drugs Used in Nausea and Vomiting. 12. Drugs Used in Peptic Ulcer Disease. 13. Drugs Used in Treatment of Asthma. 14. Drugs Used in Cough. 15. Drugs Acting in Cardiovascular System. 16. Anticoagulants, Fibrinolytics and Antiplatelet Agents. 17. Drugs Used in Central Nervous System. 18. Drugs Acting on Endocrine System . 19. Oxygen Therapy and Humidification. 20. Drug Therapy in Special Cases. 21. Management of Emergency Situations. Bibliography. Index. This book is intended to be concise yet highly informative and user friendly. It provides quick information of drug doses, adverse effects, contraindications of use and special precautions which has to be undertaken during therapy. The contents will be especially helpful not only for the students, but also for the busy practitioners. The clinical pearls and the comparative study of drugs discussed at the end of the chapters are for instant overview. Some chapters such as ‘Drugs of the Cardiovascular System’ or ‘Drug Therapy in Special Cases’, have been duly stressed. This book precisely covers almost all important chapters of Pharmacology and would provide important at hand information for postgraduate aspirants too for their entrance examinations.