Handbook of Pharmacology & Physiology in Anesthetic Practice -- Contents -- SECTION I Pharmacology -- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Injected and Inhaled Drugs -- Inhaled Anesthetics -- Opioid Agonists and Antagonists -- Barbiturates -- Benzodiazepines -- Nonbarbiturate Intravenous Anesthetic Drugs -- Local Anesthetics -- Neuromuscular-Blocking Drugs -- Anticholinesterase Drugs and Cholinergic Agonists -- Anticholinergic Drugs -- Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors and Nonspecific Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs -- Sympathomimetics -- Digitalis and Related Drugs -- The α- and β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists -- Antihypertensive Drugs -- Peripheral Vasodilators-Nitric Oxide and Nitrovasodilators -- Cardiac Antidysrhythmic Drugs -- Calcium Channel Blockers -- Drugs Used for Psychopharmacologic Therapy -- Prostaglandins -- Histamine and Histamine Receptor Antagonists -- Serotonin, Plasma Kinins, and Renin -- Hormones as Drugs -- Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemics -- Diuretics -- Antacids and Gastrointestinal Prokinetics -- Anticoagulants -- Antimicrobials -- Chemotherapeutic Drugs -- Antiepileptic Drugs -- Drugs Used for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease -- Drug Treatment of Lipid Disorders -- Central Nervous System Stimulants and Muscle Relaxants -- Vitamins, Dietary Supplements, and Herbal Remedies -- Minerals and Electrolytes -- Blood Components, Substitutes, and Hemostatic Drugs -- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition -- Antiseptics and Disinfectants -- SECTION II Physiology -- Cell Structure and Function -- Body Fluids -- Central Nervous System -- Thermoregulation -- Autonomic Nervous System -- Pain -- Systemic Circulation -- Microcirculation and Lymphatics -- Pulmonary Circulation -- Heart -- The Electrocardiogram and Analysis of Cardiac Dysrhythmias -- The Lungs -- Pulmonary Gas Exchange and Blood Transport of Gases -- Acid-Base Balance.

Endocrine System -- Kidneys -- Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract -- Skeletal and Smooth Muscle -- Erythrocytes and Leukocytes -- Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation -- Metabolism of Nutrients -- Physiology of the Newborn and Elderly -- Drug Index -- Subject Index.