STOELTING'S PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN ANESTHETIC PRACTICE

Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice is a comprehensive review of how anesthetic drugs work in the human body. This text has long been required reading for anesthesia residents and student nurse anesthetists. This title provides foundational content in the field of anesthesiology. Understanding and applying the concepts explained in this text are crucial to competence as an anesthesiologist.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive clinical review of a difficult and crucial subject
- Physiologic and pharmacological concepts are integrated in this edition rather than separated as in previous editions.
- New editors Steve Shafer and James Rathmell are leading lights in the anesthesiology and pain medicine communities.
Whats New:
- Full color throughout the fifth edition & all new art
- Physiology and pharmacology are integrated rather than separated in the Table of Contents.
- New chapter: Drug Delivery Systems, Drugs with anesthetic interactions, and Pharmacogenomics
- Extensively updated Table of Contents.

Table of Contents
I. Basic Principles of Physiology and Pharmacology
1. Basic Principles of Physiology
2. Basic Principles of Pharmacology
II. Neurologic System
3. Neurophysiology
4. Inhaled Anesthetics
5. Intravenous Sedatives and Hypnotics
6. Pain physiology
7. Opioid Agonists and Antagonists
8. Centrally acting non-opioid analgesics
9. Peripherally acting analgesics
10. Local Anesthetics
11. Neuromuscular Physiology
12. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs and Reversal Agents
13. Other neurologically active drugs
III. Circulatory System
14. Circulatory physiology
15. Cardiac Physiology
16. Renal physiology
17. Intravenous Fluid Therapy
18. Sympathomimetics
19. Sympatholytics
20. Vasodilators
21. Antiarrhythmic
22. Diuretics
23. Lipid Lowering Drugs
IV. Pulmonary System
24. Gas Exchange
25. Bronchodilators
26. Treatment of acid/base disorders
V. Blood and Hemostasis
27. The physiology of hemostasis
28. Blood products as drugs and blood components
29. Procoagulants
30. Anticoagulants
31. Physiology and management of massive transfusion
VI. Gastrointestinal System and Metabolism
32. Gastrointestinal physiology
33. Metabolism
34. Antiemetics and Antacids
35. GI Motility drugs
36. Nutrition
VII. Endocrine System
37. Normal Endocrine Function
38. Drugs that alter glucose regulation
39. Drugs for the treatment of hypothyroid and hyperthyroidism
40. Other Endocrine Drugs
VIII. Miscellaneous
41. Antimicrobials
42. Chemotherapeutic Drugs
43. Drugs for Psychopharmacology
44. Antiseptics and Disinfectants
IX. Special Populations
45. Physiology and Pharmacology of the Newborn
46. Physiology and Pharmacology of the Parturient and Fetus
47. Physiology and Pharmacology of the Elderly
48. Physiology and Pharmacology of Resuscitation