| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| 1 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 1 |
| 2 | Biological Factors Affecting the Action of Drugs | 17 |
| 3 | Math Review and Dosage Calculations | 43 |
| 4 | Preventing Medication Errors | 63 |
| 5 | Autonomic Nervous System | 69 |
| 6 | Drugs Affecting the Sympathetic Nervous System | 77 |
| 7 | Drugs Affecting the Parasympathetic Nervous System | 95 |
| 8 | Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Ganglia | 109 |
| 9 | Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | 115 |
| 10 | Local Anesthetics | 131 |
| 11 | Introduction to the Central Nervous System | 143 |
| 12 | Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs and Alcohol | 151 |
| 13 | General Anesthetics | 167 |
| 14 | Narcotic (Opioid) Analgesics and Antitussives | 181 |
| 15 | Cardiac Physiology and Pathology | 201 |
| 16 | Cardiac Glycosides and the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure | 209 |
| 17 | Anticoagulants and Coagulants | 217 |
| 18 | Antiallergic and Antihistaminic Drugs | 235 |
| 19 | Bronchodilator Drugs and the Treatment of Asthma | 253 |
| 20 | Adrenal Steroids | 271 |
| 21 | Antibacterial Agents | 289 |
| 22 | Antiseptics and Disinfectants | 311 |
| 23 | Herbal Remedies for Respiratory Diseases | 323 |
| 24 | Antiviral Drugs | 335 |
| 25 | Mechanical Ventilation | 351 |
| 26 | New Treatments in Respiratory Care Pharmacology | 357 |
| App. I | Regulatory Issues in the Practice of Respiratory Care | 367 |
| App. II | Compatibility Chart for Nebulized Respiratory Medications | 371 |
| Index | 373 |
Format: Textbook Hardcover, 386 pages
