This essential guide continues to provide invaluable information on using medications safely and effectively in the intensive care setting. Split into two sections, the first being an A-Z guide to the drugs available and concise notes on the key topics and scenarios faced on a daily basis. This section provides succinct information on each drug including uses, administration directions and adverse effects. The second section details practice guidelines on areas such as drug dosing in renal failure and haemofiltration, Parkinson’s disease therapy when nil-by-mouth and insulin therapy. This new edition features an array of new drug monographs alongside thorough updates to existing monographs, guidelines and the unique IV compatibility table, which allows readers to identify compatible and non-compatible drugs combinations. Presented in a concise, compact format, this book is an invaluable resource for doctors, pharmacists, nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, and other professionals caring for critically ill patients.
- Provides critical care professionals with all the latest essential information on drug therapy in the intensive care unit in a standardised format including licensed and unlicensed dosing, right at their fingertips
- Written by an experienced critical care consultant and a pharmacist to provides a wide range of perspectives for the readership
- Featuring both new and thoroughly updated A-Z drug monographs which are quick and intuitive to access, making the drug search across the book incredibly simple
