Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care

Henry Paw is Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, York Hospital and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, York Medical School, York, UK. Rob Shulman is Lead Pharmacist, Critical Care, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of London, London, UK.

Introduction; How to use this book; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Drugs: an A-Z guide; Short notes; Routes of administration; Loading dose; Drug metabolism; Enzyme systems; Drug excretion; Drug tolerance; Drug interactions; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Pharmacology in the critically ill; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Management of acute major anaphylaxis; Management of severe hyperkalaemia; Management of malignant hyperthermia; Sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular blockade; Management of status epilepticus; Management of delirium tremens and alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Anti-arrhythmic drugs; Inotropes and vasopressors; Bronchospasm; Anti-ulcer drugs; Immunonutrition in the ICU; Corticosteroids; Short synacthen test; Bone marrow rescue following nitrous oxide; Antioxidants; Prophylaxis following splenectomy; Anti-microbial drugs; Renal replacement therapy; Appendices: Appendix A. Creatinine clearance; Appendix B. Weight conversion (stones/lb to kg); Appendix C. BMI calculator; Appendix D. Lean body weight charts; Appendix E. Infusion rate/dose calculation; Appendix F. Drug compatibility chart; Appendix G. Omeprazole administration record; Appendix H. Drotrecogin prescribing criteria; Appendix I. Drotrecogin administration; Appendix J. Drotrecogin administration record; Appendix K. Continuous vancomycin infusion; Appendix L. Child-Pugh score; Drug Index.