Prepared by noted critical care experts at the National Institutes of Health and leading medical centers, this handbook is a quick-reference guide to the choice and administration of drugs in critical care. It contains 126 easy-to-scan tables listing drugs of choice for specific clinical situations; dosages, dilutions, and infusion rates; and indications and adverse effects of drugs. Emphasis is on toxicities, compatibilities, and clinical considerations that would guide the choice of drug. This thoroughly updated Third Edition includes many new drugs and has an expanded section on neurologic and psychiatric therapeutics. C H A P T E R 1 Acute Resuscitation C H A P T E R 2 Anesthesia: Analgesia, Sedation, and Neuromuscular Blockade C H A P T E R 3 Cardiovascular Therapies C H A P T E R 4 Pulmonary Therapies C H A P T E R 5 Renal, Electrolyte, and Acid Base Disturbances C H A P T E R 6 Endocrine Therapies C H A P T E R 7 Gastroenterology, Liver, and Nutrition Therapies C H A P T E R 8 Hematologic Therapies C H A P T E R 9 Neurologic and Psychiatric Therapeutics C H A P T E R 1 0 Infectious Diseases C H A P T E R 1 1 Allergy C H A P T E R 1 2 Poisonings C H A P T E R 1 3 Drug Monitoring A P P E N D I X 1 Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines 288 A P P E N D I X 2 Intravenous to Oral Conversions 318 A P P E N D I X 3 Selected Oral Drug Doses 324 Selected Combination Oral Drug Products 342 I N D E X 347