Book contents
- Anesthetic Pharmacology
- Anesthetic Pharmacology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Principles of drug action
- Chapter 2 G-protein-coupled receptors
- Chapter 3 Ion channels
- Chapter 4 Other signaling pathways
- Chapter 5 Principles of pharmacokinetics
- Chapter 6 Principles of drug biotransformation
- Chapter 7 Drug transport and transporters
- Chapter 8 Target-controlled infusions and closed-loop administration
- Chapter 9 Alternative routes of drug administration
- Chapter 10 Principles of pharmacogenetics
- Chapter 11 Pharmacodynamic drug interactions in anesthesia
- Chapter 12 Pharmacoeconomics
- Section 2 Physiologic substrates of drug action
- Chapter 14 Synaptic transmission
- Chapter 15 Memory, learning, and cognition
- Chapter 16 Mechanisms of pain transmission and transduction
- Chapter 17 The generation and propagation of action potentials
- Chapter 18 Neuromuscular function
- Chapter 19 Vascular reactivity
- Chapter 20 Cardiac rhythm
- Chapter 21 Myocardial performance
- Chapter 22 Autonomic function
- Chapter 23 Immunity and inflammation
- Section 3 Essential drugs in anesthetic practice
- Chapter 25 Pharmacokinetics of inhaled anesthetics
- Chapter 26 Clinical pharmacology of inhaled anesthetics
- Chapter 27 Pharmacokinetics of intravenous anesthetics
- Chapter 28 Clinical pharmacology of intravenous anesthetics
- Chapter 29 Benzodiazepines
- Chapter 30 Alpha2-agonists and other sedatives and amnestics
- Chapter 31 Mechanisms of action of opioids
- Chapter 32 Pharmacokinetics of opioids
- Chapter 33 Clinical pharmacology of opioids
- Chapter 34 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Chapter 35 Other ion-channel and receptor ligands for analgesia
- Chapter 36 Local anesthetics
- Chapter 37 Antiepileptic and antipsychotic drugs
- Chapter 38 Neuromuscular blocking drugs
- Chapter 39 Drugs for reversal of neuromuscular blockade
- Chapter 40 Sympathomimetic and sympatholytic drugs
- Chapter 41 Parasympathomimetic and parasympatholytic drugs
- Chapter 42 Beta-blockers and other adrenoceptor antagonists
- Chapter 43 Antiarrhythmic drugs
- Chapter 44 Positive inotropic drugs
- Chapter 45 Vasodilators
- Chapter 46 Calcium channel blockers
- Chapter 47 Bronchodilators
- Chapter 48 Pulmonary vasodilators
- Chapter 49 Renal protection and pharmacology
- Chapter 50 Fluids and electrolytes
- Chapter 51 Corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory drugs
- Chapter 52 Antirejection drugs and immunosuppressants
- Chapter 53 Antimotility and antisecretory drugs
- Chapter 54 Antiemetics
- Chapter 55 Insulin and antihyperglycemic drugs
- Chapter 56 Nutritional pharmacology
- Chapter 57 Drugs affecting coagulation and platelet function
- Chapter 58 Obstetric pharmacology
- Chapter 59 Antimicrobial therapy
- Section 4 Clinical applications: evidence-based anesthesia practice
- Chapter 61 Induction of anesthesia
- Chapter 62 Maintenance of and emergence from anesthesia
- Chapter 63 Management of sedation, analgesia, and delirium
- Chapter 64 Postoperative analgesia
- Chapter 65 Control of blood pressure and vascular tone
- Chapter 66 Cardiac protection and pharmacologic management of myocardial ischemia
- Chapter 67 Management of patients with chronic alcohol or drug use
- Chapter 68 Drug allergy and treatment
- Chapter 69 Pediatric pharmacology
- Chapter 70 Geriatric pharmacology
- Chapter 71 Emerging concepts of anesthetic neuroprotection and neurotoxicity
- Index
Chapter 30 - Alpha2-agonists and other sedatives and amnestics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2011
- Anesthetic Pharmacology
- Anesthetic Pharmacology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Principles of drug action
- Chapter 2 G-protein-coupled receptors
- Chapter 3 Ion channels
- Chapter 4 Other signaling pathways
- Chapter 5 Principles of pharmacokinetics
- Chapter 6 Principles of drug biotransformation
- Chapter 7 Drug transport and transporters
- Chapter 8 Target-controlled infusions and closed-loop administration
- Chapter 9 Alternative routes of drug administration
- Chapter 10 Principles of pharmacogenetics
- Chapter 11 Pharmacodynamic drug interactions in anesthesia
- Chapter 12 Pharmacoeconomics
- Section 2 Physiologic substrates of drug action
- Chapter 14 Synaptic transmission
- Chapter 15 Memory, learning, and cognition
- Chapter 16 Mechanisms of pain transmission and transduction
- Chapter 17 The generation and propagation of action potentials
- Chapter 18 Neuromuscular function
- Chapter 19 Vascular reactivity
- Chapter 20 Cardiac rhythm
- Chapter 21 Myocardial performance
- Chapter 22 Autonomic function
- Chapter 23 Immunity and inflammation
- Section 3 Essential drugs in anesthetic practice
- Chapter 25 Pharmacokinetics of inhaled anesthetics
- Chapter 26 Clinical pharmacology of inhaled anesthetics
- Chapter 27 Pharmacokinetics of intravenous anesthetics
- Chapter 28 Clinical pharmacology of intravenous anesthetics
- Chapter 29 Benzodiazepines
- Chapter 30 Alpha2-agonists and other sedatives and amnestics
- Chapter 31 Mechanisms of action of opioids
- Chapter 32 Pharmacokinetics of opioids
- Chapter 33 Clinical pharmacology of opioids
- Chapter 34 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Chapter 35 Other ion-channel and receptor ligands for analgesia
- Chapter 36 Local anesthetics
- Chapter 37 Antiepileptic and antipsychotic drugs
- Chapter 38 Neuromuscular blocking drugs
- Chapter 39 Drugs for reversal of neuromuscular blockade
- Chapter 40 Sympathomimetic and sympatholytic drugs
- Chapter 41 Parasympathomimetic and parasympatholytic drugs
- Chapter 42 Beta-blockers and other adrenoceptor antagonists
- Chapter 43 Antiarrhythmic drugs
- Chapter 44 Positive inotropic drugs
- Chapter 45 Vasodilators
- Chapter 46 Calcium channel blockers
- Chapter 47 Bronchodilators
- Chapter 48 Pulmonary vasodilators
- Chapter 49 Renal protection and pharmacology
- Chapter 50 Fluids and electrolytes
- Chapter 51 Corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory drugs
- Chapter 52 Antirejection drugs and immunosuppressants
- Chapter 53 Antimotility and antisecretory drugs
- Chapter 54 Antiemetics
- Chapter 55 Insulin and antihyperglycemic drugs
- Chapter 56 Nutritional pharmacology
- Chapter 57 Drugs affecting coagulation and platelet function
- Chapter 58 Obstetric pharmacology
- Chapter 59 Antimicrobial therapy
- Section 4 Clinical applications: evidence-based anesthesia practice
- Chapter 61 Induction of anesthesia
- Chapter 62 Maintenance of and emergence from anesthesia
- Chapter 63 Management of sedation, analgesia, and delirium
- Chapter 64 Postoperative analgesia
- Chapter 65 Control of blood pressure and vascular tone
- Chapter 66 Cardiac protection and pharmacologic management of myocardial ischemia
- Chapter 67 Management of patients with chronic alcohol or drug use
- Chapter 68 Drug allergy and treatment
- Chapter 69 Pediatric pharmacology
- Chapter 70 Geriatric pharmacology
- Chapter 71 Emerging concepts of anesthetic neuroprotection and neurotoxicity
- Index
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- Anesthetic PharmacologyBasic Principles and Clinical Practice, pp. 478 - 492Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011