This is a very helpful book for people working in ICU's. It contains monographs about most commonly used drugs in critical care units with a breif description of each drug, short comment on indications, contraindications ,side effects and interactions of each drug. There are also some handy brescription data icluded such as infusion charts, compatibility issues, etc. Each drug is discussed in a separate pdf file for easy printing.
The drugs discussed in this book are:
Lidocaine
Abciximab (ReoPro®)
Lorazepam (Ativan®)
Adenosine (Adenocard®)
Magnesium
Amiodarone (Cordarone®)
Metoprolol (Lopressor®)
Argatroban
Milrinone (Primacor®)
Atenolol (Tenormin®)
Nesiritide (Natrecor®)
Atracurium (Tracrium®)
Nitroglycerin
Calcium
Nitroprusside
Dexmedetomidine (Precedex®)
Norepinephrine
Diltiazem (Cardizem®)
Oxytocin for Postpartum Hemorrhage
Dofetilide (Tikosyn®)
Pancuronium (Pavulon®)
Dobutamine
Phenylephrine (Neosynephrine® )
Dopamine
Procainamide
Drotrecogin alpha (Xigris®)
Propofol (Diprivan®)
Epinephrine
TNK - MI
Esmolol (Brevibloc®)
TPA - Acute Ischemic Stroke
Eptifibatide (Integrilin®)
TPA – Pulmonary Embolism
Fenoldopam (Corlopam®)
Vasopressin (Pitressin®)
Haloperidol (Haldol®)
Verapamil
Ibutilide (Corvert®)
Isoproterenol
Labetolol (Normodyne®)
Monday, February 9, 2009
Critical care drug manual
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