Description
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 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.- NEW! Updated content reflects changes to drug approval, aerosol medication devices and associated issues related to COVID-19, FDA-approved medications, and asthma and COPD treatment protocols.
Table of Contents
Unit I: Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology1. Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology2. Principles of Drug Action3. Administration of Aerosolized Agents4. Calculating Drug Doses5. The Central and Peripheral Nervous SystemsUnit II: Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System6. Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators7. Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators8. Xanthines9. Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy10. Surfactant Agents11. Corticosteroids in Respiratory Care12. Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents13. Aerosolized Antiinfective Agents14. Antimicrobial Agents15. Cold and Cough Agents16. Selected Agents of Pulmonary Value17. Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug TherapyUnit III: Critical Care, Cardiovascular, and Polysomnography Agents18. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents)19. Diuretic Agents20. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System21. Vasopressors, Inotropes, and Antiarrhythmic Agents22. Drugs Affecting Circulation: Antihypertensives, Antianginals, Antithrombotics23 Sleep and Sleep Pharmacology
