ANE 745 - Anesthesia Pharmacology I

Credit Hours: 4

A study of the principles of clinical pharmacology and the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly used anesthetic agents during the perioperative period. A review of the effects of drugs required by patients during the perioperative period with and without preexisting medical conditions and their continuation in the perioperative period. Detailed study of inhalational agents and stages of anesthesia, opioids, opioid agonists/antagonists, barbiturates and non-barbiturates, and drug interactions.

Prerequisite: BMS 620.
Lecture Contact Hours: 4

Typically Offered: Fall