Pharmacology of histamine, muscarine and dopamine antagonists

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12.5–25 mg IMPerphenazine2–4 mg PO2.5–5 mg IMc; 1 mg IVcProchlorperazine5–10 mg IM, IVButyrophenonesDroperidol0.625–1.25 mg IVHaloperidol0.5–2 mg IM, IVBenzamidesMetoclopramide10–20 mg IM, IVAnticholinergicsTransdermal scopolamine1.5 mg transdermal IM, intramuscular; IV, intravenous; PO, oral….

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Pharmacology of serotonin antagonists

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 6 Pharmacology of serotonin antagonists Jacob Nouriel and Gildasio De Oliveira Serotonin antagonists were the first group of drugs specifically developed to prevent and/or treat…

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Body volumes and fluid kinetics

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Figure 7.1 Schematic drawing of our three body fluid compartments. The sizes of these body fluid volumes have been measured under steady state conditions by the use of tracer methods….

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Cardiac surgery

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Figure 22.1 Two-dimensional glycocalyx–cleft model of capillary fluid exchange: the sub-glycocalyx space is protected and is protein free, forming the basis for the “no-reabsorption rule.” The glycocalyx–cleft model identifies glycocalyx…

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Hypovolemic shock

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Figure 29.1 Circulatory dynamics in seven subjects at rest and during passive head-up tilt until the onset of (pre)syncopal symptoms, and return to the supine position. Values are mean and…

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Absorption of irrigating fluid

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Figure 33.1 Blood ethanol concentration as indicated in the breath (top); serum sodium (middle); and the fluid absorption rate as obtained by careful measurements of the volumetric fluid balance corrected…

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Goal-directed fluid therapy

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Figure 15.1 Fluid load versus complications (modified from Bellamy).[11] The challenge for us as clinicians is to keep our patients in the optimal range at all times during the perioperative…

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Adverse effects of infusion fluids

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Figure 34.1 A: Rebound hypoglycemia in a young male volunteer who received 14 ml/kg of glucose 5% over 45 min. B: Rebound hypoglycemia in a 19-year-old male who received 3.3…

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Pulmonary edema

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where Q is the net fluid filtration from the pulmonary microvascular (intravascular) capillary system to the peri-microvascular (extravascular) pulmonary tissue, Kf is the capillary filtration coefficient, P is the hydrostatic…

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Colloid fluids

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Figure 3.1 Left panel: Plasma volume expansion from infusion of 10 ml/kg of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 (Voluven) in 10 male volunteers. The thick curve is the modeled average and…

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