Anesthesia Drugs Handbook

Book DescriptionDesigned for quick access to essential anesthesia drug information, The Handbook is a complete clinical guide in a handy portable format. This pocket reference is packed with tables, descriptions and expanded dosing information covering a broad range of drugs and the various routes of administration commonly used in the practice of anesthesia and critical care. As a synopsis of anesthetic pharmacology it is a useful review for the beginning trainee and the advanced practitioner. An all-time best seller, The Anesthesia Drugs Handbook has been translated into Italian, Japanese, Malaysian, Polish and Portuguese. Over 140 drugs are listed alphabetically for ease of reference. Each is presented using a standard format: use(s), dosing, elimination, how supplied, storage information and a brief review of pharmacology. Next pharmacokinetics are summarized in a succinct manner: onset of action, peak effect and duration of action. Interaction/toxicity, guidelines/precautions, and principal adverse reactions are also included for each drug. The book also contains a section on volatile anesthetics presented in the same format and a handy appendix with infusion tables, updated CPR algorithms and a drug compatibility table. Book InfoCharles R. Drew Univ., Los Angeles, CA. Pocket quick reference to more than 140 drugs used for anesthesia. Previous edition: c1995. Can be used as a synopsis for practitioners or as a review for the beginning resident. Includes a section on volatile anesthetics and an appendix. Trim size: 6.5 x 4 inches. Softcover. DNLM: Anesthetics Handbooks. About the AuthorSota Omoigui M.D. is Medical Director of the L.A. Pain Clinic and assistant professor of anesthesiology at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Sota Omoigui is author of Sota Omoigui's Pain Drugs Handbook (Blackwell Scientific Publishers, 1999), The Anesthesia Drugs Handbook (Mosby Yearbook Publishers, 1995), The Pain Drugs Handbook (Mosby Yearbook Publishers, 1996), Pain Relief - The L.A. Pain Clinic Guide (State-of-the-Art Technologies, 1998), The Universal Drug Infusion Ruler (State-of-the-Art Technologies, 1995) and co-author of The Nigerian National Anthem (1978). Dr.Sota Omoigui's drug handbooks are used worldwide and have been published in five other languages (Italian, Japanese, Malaysian, Polish and Portuguese). Dr.Sota Omoigui's research focus is on anesthetic and pain pharmacology, alternative medicine and development of minimally invasive techniques for neural blockade and relief of chronic pain. Dr.Sota Omoigui pioneered the technique of audio-capnometry and holds a United States patent for the audio-capnometer monitor and a patent for the process of continuous non-invasive hemometry (measurement of hemoglobin).Omoigui, Sota is the author of 'Anesthesia Drugs Handbook', published 1999 under ISBN 9780965076784 and ISBN 0965076784.