Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care

Introduction; How to use this book; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Drugs: An A-Z Guide; Prescribing using generic or brand names; Routes of administration; Loading dose; Drug metabolism; Enzyme systems; Drug excretion; Drug tolerance; Drug interactions; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Target range of concentration; Pharmacology in the critically ill; Body weight; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Drugs in advanced life support; Management of acute major anaphylaxis; Management of acute severe hyperkalaemia; Management of malignant hyperthermia (MH); Sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular blockade; Opioid conversion table; Antiretroviral drugs: alternatives for swallowing difficulties; Management of status epilepticus; Prevention of delirium tremens and alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Prevention of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome; Anti-arrhythmic drugs; Inotropes and vasopressors; Bronchospasm; Anti-ulcer drugs; Corticosteroids; Heparin induced thrombocytopaenia; NOAC/DOAC; Guidelines for patients with absent or dysfunctional spleen; Anti-microbial drugs; Bacterial gram staining; Antibiotics: sensitivities; Alterations to drug dosing in renal dysfunction and Haemo(dia)filtration; Chemical pleurodesis of malignant pleural effusion; Hyponatraemia & SIADH Diagnosis and Management; Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: new restrictions and precautions for use; Suspected sepsis; Appendix A: creatinine clearance; Appendix B: citrate based anticoagulation for renal replacement therapy; Appendix C: body mass index (BMI) calculator; Appendix D: lean body weight charts; Appendix E: estimated height from ulna length; Appendix F: infusion rate/dose calculation; Appendix G: drug compatibility chart; Appendix H: sodium content of oral medications; Appendix I: drug management of the brain-stem-dead donor; Appendix J: vancomycin by continuous infusion; Appendix K: Child-Pugh score; Appendix L: insulin guidelines; Drug index; Compatibility chart.