Pharmacology

Robert P. Kavanagh; Lindsay C. Trout; Gretchen L. Brummel

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53363-2_6

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Pharmacology

Robert P. Kavanagh, Lindsay C. Trout and Gretchen L. Brummel

Pediatric Critical Care, pp.123-152

Springer International Publishing

2021

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53363-2_6

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Abstract

Pharmacology is the study of exogenous chemicals and their actions within the body. In the course of treating critical illness in children, the pediatric intensivist will utilize a broad variety of drugs and therapies. The mechanisms of drug delivery and effects on the body may be altered due to age, body composition, severity of illness, and modes of therapy. As such, an understanding of the effects of both age and illness on drug kinetics and dynamics is crucial to the practice of pediatric critical care medicine.

Absorption

Metabolism

Pharmacokinetics

Distribution

Elimination

Half-life

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacodynamics

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Details

Title: Subtitle: Pharmacology
Creators: Robert P. Kavanagh - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Lindsay C. Trout - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Gretchen L. Brummel
Contributors: Steven E. Lucking (Editor)
Frank A. Maffei (Editor)
Robert F. Tamburro (Editor)
Arno Zaritsky (Editor)
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Pediatric Critical Care, pp.123-152
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53363-2_6
Language: English
Date published: 2021
Academic Unit: Pharmacy Practice and Science
Record Identifier: 9984771643602771

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