Principles of Pharmacology for Respiratory Care

Principles of Pharmacology for Respiratory Care
ISBN-10
1284139794
ISBN-13
9781284139792
Category
Medical
Pages
400
Language
English
Published
2019-07-18
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Authors
Georgine Bills, Christina Rose

Description

An invaluable role of the Respiratory Therapist is to administer and educate patients on aerosolized and systemic medications used in the treatment of respiratory diseases and other therapies affecting the cardiopulmonary system. Principles of Pharmacology for Respiratory Care, Third Edition is an ideal resource for Respiratory Therapists to understand the role of cardiopulmonary-targeted medication therapies and the mechanism of action drugs used in the treatment of the conditions they are treating. Mode of action, clinical indications, dosages, hazards, and side effects of multiple classifications of drugs are extensively addressed. As such, this text also serves a comprehensive reference on drug therapies used in the treatment of respiratory diseases as well as other medical conditions. The layout of this text in organized into three distinct sections to facilitate the understanding of the material. The first section includes general pharmacologic principles required to understand

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