Intravenous Medications for Critical Care

By Ann Marie Dente-Cassidy and Robert M. Lester

Book Overview

A reference for vital information on commonly used intravenous medications in critical care. Newly expanded and completely updated, the 2nd Edition includes 49 IV drugs for critical care.
Each informative card lists action, indication, pharmacokinetics, dosage information, titration guidelines, how the drug is supplied, administrative guidelines, contraindications, potential drug interactions, and principal adverse effects. Users of this handy resource will save drug calculation time and reduce the potential for error.
Provides quick access to specific infusion rates.Pocket-sized so it's easy to carry, and wire bound format allows the book to lie flat - so it can easily used at the bedside.
Includes formulae and other additional information.Presents the expertise of experienced critical care specialists - a critical care nurse and critical care doctor.
Covers 49 drugs - more than double that of the first edition - including "IV push drugs."Offers expanded tables including a temperature conversion chart, a blood gas nomogram, and an oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721648878
• ISBN13: 9780721648873
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 387 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.0" x 6.0"