Handbook of Pediatric Cardiovascular Drugs

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Munoz, Ricardo (Editor), da Cruz, Eduardo M. (Editor), Vetterly, Carol G. (Editor), Cooper, David S. (Editor), Berry, Donald (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Pharmacy.; Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Cardiology.; Nursing.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

With just over half a decade passing since the first edition of the Handbook of Pediatric Cardiovascular Drugs was published, it remains the only book of its nature to provide health care practitioners with a tool to safely and consistently prescribe and administer cardiovascular drugs in children w...

Table of Contents:

• Cardiac Physiology Review
• Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Applications in Pediatric Practice
• Pharmacogenomics
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Vasoactive Drugs in Acute Care
• Diuretics
• Beta-Blockers
• ACE Inhibitors and ARBs
• Antiarrythmics
• Immunosuppressive Agents in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
• Anticoagulation for Mechanical Circulatory Support
• Pharmacological Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
• Antithrombotics and Antifibrinolytics
• Sedative Hypnotics and Anesthetic Agents
• Medication Management in Patients with Multi-organ Dysfunction
• Drug Therapy for Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia
• Drug Clearance on ECMO and Dialysis/CRRT
• Parenteral Nutrition
• Medication Errors.   .