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Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology
- 11th Edition - May 10, 2023
- Authors: Douglas S. Gardenhire, Sandra T Hinski
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 1 6 0 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 1 6 1 - 7
Take an easier path to respiratory pharmacology mastery. Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition features a variety of engaging learning exercises for each… Read more
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Request a sales quoteTake an easier path to respiratory pharmacology mastery. Workbook for Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition features a variety of engaging learning exercises for each of the 22 chapters in the core text. Examples include NBRC®-type questions, critical-thinking exercises, case studies, definitions, and additional content review to further your understanding of challenging pharmacology principles, develop your critical-thinking skills, and prepare you for success on the board exam. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Rau’s workbook is part of the complete learning package for your continued success!
- Answers reference back to the objectives in the core text to help you easily review your areas of weakness.
- Case studies and critical-thinking questions promote the application of clinical skills.
- Key illustrations from the text provide a visual review to enhance your study of important concepts.
- Engaging pharmacology exercises reinforce foundational content, such as key terms and definitions.
Respiratory therapy students in two- and four-year programs
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Unit One: Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology
- 1: Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology
- Pharmacology and the Study of Drugs
- Naming Drugs
- Sources of Drugs
- Sources of Drugs
- Process of Drug Approval in the United States
- The Prescription
- Respiratory Care Pharmacology: An Overview
- National Board For Respiratory Care (Nbrc) Testing Questions
- 2: Principles of Drug Action
- Key Terms And Definitions
- Drug Administration Phase
- Pharmacokinetic Phase
- Pharmacodynamic Phase
- Pharmacogenetics
- National Board For Respiratory Care (NBRC) Testing Questions
- 3: Administration of Aerosolized Agents
- Key terms and definitions
- Physical Principles of Inhaled Aerosol Drugs
- Aerosol generators for drug delivery
- Selecting an Aerosol Device
- Clinical Application of Aerosol Delivery Devices
- Age guidelines for use of aerosol devices
- Patient–Device Interface
- Recommendations for the COVID-19 Pandemic
- National board for respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 4: Calculating Drug Doses
- Key terms and definitions
- Systems of Measure
- Calculating Doses From Prepared-Strength Solutions
- Calculating Doses From Percentage-Strength Solutions
- National board for respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 5: Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
- Key terms and definitions
- The Nervous System
- Cholinergic and anticholinergic agents
- Neural control of lung function
- National board for respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- Unit Two: Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System
- 6: Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators
- Key terms and definitions
- Clinical indications for adrenergic bronchodilators
- Long-acting β-adrenergic agents
- Mode of action
- Routes of administration
- Adverse side effects
- β-Agonist controversy
- Respiratory care assessment of β-agonist therapy
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 7: Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators
- Key terms and definitions
- Clinical indications for use
- Specific anticholinergic (parasympatholytic) agents
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Mode of action
- Clinical application
- Respiratory care assessment of anticholinergic bronchodilator therapy
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 8: Xanthines
- Clinical indications for use of xanthines
- Specific xanthine agents
- General pharmacologic properties
- Titrating theophylline doses
- Respiratory Care Assessment of Xanthines
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 9: Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy
- Key terms and definitions
- Drug control of mucus: A perspective
- Physiology of the mucociliary system
- Nature of mucus secretions
- Physical properties of mucus
- Mucoactive agents
- Mucoregulatory medications
- Other Mucoactive Agents
- Gene Therapy
- Using mucoactive therapy with physical therapy and airway clearance devices
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 10: Surfactant Agents
- Key terms and definitions
- Identification of surfactant preparations
- Exogenous surfactants
- Specific exogenous surfactant preparations
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 11: Corticosteroids in Respiratory Care
- Key terms and definitions
- Clinical indication for use of inhaled corticosteroids
- Physiology of corticosteroids
- Nature of the inflammatory response
- Inflammation in the airway
- Aerosolized corticosteroids
- Pharmacology of corticosteroids
- Hazards and side effects of steroids
- Clinical application
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 12: Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents
- Key terms and definitions
- Identification of nonsteroidal antiasthma agents
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 13: Aerosolized Anti-Infective Agents
- Key terms and definitions
- Clinical indications for aerosolized anti-infective agents
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 14: Antimicrobial Agents
- Key Terms and Definitions
- Principles Of Antimicrobial Therapy
- Monitoring Response To Therapy
- Antibiotics
- Antiviral Agents
- Biologics
- National Board Of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Testing Questions
- 15: Cold and Cough Agents
- Key terms and definitions
- Sympathomimetic (adrenergic) decongestants
- Antihistamine agents
- Expectorants
- Cough suppressants (antitussives)
- Cold compounds: treating a cold
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 16: Selected Agents of Pulmonary Value
- Key terms and definitions
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 17: Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug Therapy
- Key terms and definitions
- Introduction
- Off-labeled use of drugs in neonatal and pediatric patients
- Factors affecting neonatal and pediatric aerosol drug delivery
- Clinical response to aerosolized drugs in neonatal and pediatric patients
- Selection of delivery devices
- Compliance and cooperation during aerosol therapy
- Aerosol administration in intubated neonatal and pediatric patients
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- Unit Three: Critical Care, Cardiovascular and Polysomnography Agents
- 18: Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents)
- Key terms and definitions
- Uses of neuromuscular blocking agents
- Physiology of the neuromuscular junction
- Nondepolarizing agents
- Depolarizing agents
- Neuromuscular blocking agents and mechanical ventilation
- Monitoring of neuromuscular blockade
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 19: Diuretic Agents
- Key terms and definitions
- Renal structure and function
- Diuretic groups
- Diuretics and acute respiratory distress syndrome
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 20: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
- Key terms and definitions
- Brain structure and function
- Neurotransmitters
- Psychiatric medications
- Ethyl alcohol
- Pain treatment
- Central nervous system and respiratory stimulants
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 21: Vasopressors, Inotropes, and Antiarrhythmic Agents
- Key terms and definitions
- Overview of the cardiovascular system and factors affecting blood pressure
- Agents used in the management of shock
- Electrophysiology of the myocardium
- Pharmacology of antiarrhythmics
- Management and pharmacotherapy of advanced cardiac life support
- National board of respiratory care (NBRC) testing questions
- 22: Drugs Affecting Circulation: Antihypertensives, Antianginals, Antithrombotics
- Key Terms and Definitions
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Pharmacotherapy
- Epidemiology, Etiology, and Pathophysiology of Angina
- Antithrombotic Agents
- National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Testing Questions
- 23: Sleep and Sleep Pharmacology
- Key Terms and Definitions
- History of the Treatment of Sleep Disorders
- Neurophysiologic Mechanisms
- Sleep Disorders: Causes and Treatments
- National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Testing Questions
- No. of pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: 11
- Published: May 10, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323871600
- eBook ISBN: 9780323871617
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Douglas S. Gardenhire
Affiliations and expertise
Chair and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Respiratory Therapy, Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GeorgiaSH
Sandra T Hinski
Affiliations and expertise
Faculty
Respiratory Care Division
Gateway Community College
Phoenix, Arizona