Basic Pharmacology
FIGURE 1-1 Atropa belladonna. (Courtesy Martin Wall Botanical Services. In Ulbrich C: Natural standard herbal pharmacotherapy, ed 1, 2010, Elsevier.) TABLE 1-1 Examples of Plant-Derived Drugs Relevant to Surgical Practice Drug Category…
Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents
Tech Tip Pharmaceutical agents used to treat cancer are called by several names: anticancer drugs, antineoplastic agents, cytotoxic therapy agents, and chemotherapy agents. Note Many of these anticancer drugs…
Emergency Situations
Emergency Situations Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Define terms and abbreviations related to emergency situations. 2. Identify emergency situations associated with…
General Anesthesia
FIGURE 15-1 An anesthesia workstation. (Courtesy Frank Pronesti T/A heirloomstudio.com.) BOX 15-1 Components of General Anesthesia Amnesia Analgesia Muscle relaxation Unconsciousness Administration Methods Two methods, or routes, are used to administer general…
Preoperative Medications
Preoperative Medications Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Define terms and abbreviations related to preoperative medications. 2. State the purposes of preoperative…
Pharmacology Mathematics
Make it Simple Go to the end of this chapter and take the Mathematics Evaluation Pretest. This pretest has a variety of mathematical skills that are explained in the chapter….
Medication Development, Regulation, and Resources
Medication Development, Regulation, and Resources Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. Define terms and abbreviations related to medication development, regulation, and resources….
Medication Administration
Tech Tip Do not depend on hearsay or someone else’s understanding or opinion regarding the limits of your practice. Use your computer competence and the easy availability of the Internet…
